Ohs
See also: ohs
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Ochs (southern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology edit
From Old High German ohso, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ohs m (plural Ohße, diminutive Öhsje or Ähsche)
- (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) ox (castrated male bovine animal)
- (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) bull (any male bovine animal)
Usage notes edit
- In the sense of “bull”, this word is used alongside various regional terms as well as the standard German borrowing Stier.
Derived terms edit
Limburgish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ohs m (plural Ohße or Öhs) (German-based spelling)
- (broadly) bull
- (strictly) ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal)
- (Kempen (Heinsberg)) cockchafer