Fähe

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fä‧he

Noun

Fähe f (genitive Fähe, plural Fähen)

  1. (hunting) female of a fox, wolf, badger or marten
    Hyponyms: Füchsin, Wölfin, Dächsin

Declension

Declension of Fähe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fähe die Fähen
genitive einer der Fähe der Fähen
dative einer der Fähe den Fähen
accusative eine die Fähe die Fähen

References

  1. ^ Kluge, Friedrich (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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