German

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Etymology

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From older föhe, from Middle High German vohe, from Old High German foha, from Proto-Germanic *fuhǭ.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːə/
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  • Hyphenation: Fä‧he

Noun

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Fähe f (genitive Fähe, plural Fähen)

  1. (hunting) vixen (female fox)
    Synonym: Füchsin

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Fähe”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 245

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