Kuh
See also: kuh
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Koh (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kū.
Noun edit
Kuh f
- (southern Moselle Franconian) cow (female bovine animal)
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kū.
See also Dutch koe, German Low German Koh, English cow, Danish ko; also Latin bōs, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kuh f (genitive Kuh, plural Kühe)
- cow (female bovine animal at or near adulthood)
Usage notes edit
- Unlike English cow, the German singular is not used for bulls or calves. The plural Kühe may at times be used generically when gender and age are not known (as when seeing a herd from afar) or irrelevant (as when speaking of the species as such). However, the word Rinder is more common for this, and only it would normally be used when bulls and calves are visibly included.
Declension edit
Declension of Kuh [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kū. Compare German Kuh, Dutch koe, English cow.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kuh f (plural Kih, diminutive Kihche)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kū. Compare German Kuh, Dutch koe, English cow.
Noun edit
Kuh f (plural Kieh)