Kuh

See also: kuh

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Koh (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle High German kuo.

    Noun

    Kuh f

    1. (southern Moselle Franconian) cow (female bovine animal)

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Kuh
    • Luxembourgish: Kou

    German

    Etymology

      Inherited from Middle High German kuo.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kuː/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
      • Rhymes: -uː
      • Homophone: Q

      Noun

      Kuh f (genitive Kuh, plural Kühe)

      1. cow (female bovine animal at or near adulthood)

      Usage notes

      • 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

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

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      • “Kuh” in Duden online
      • “Kuh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

      Hunsrik

      Alternative forms

      • khuu (Wiesemann spelling)

      Etymology

        Inherited from Central Franconian Kuh.[1]

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈkʰuː/
        • Rhymes: -uː
        • Syllabification: Kuh

        Noun

        Kuh f (plural Kih, diminutive Kihche)

        1. cow

        Derived terms

        References

        1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kuh”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 99, column 1

        Pennsylvania German

        Etymology

          Inherited from Middle High German kuo.

          Noun

          Kuh f (plural Kieh)

          1. cow
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