Ochse

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle High German ohse.

    Cognate with Dutch os, West Frisian okse, Saterland Frisian Okse, Low German Oss, Plautdietsch Oss, Yiddish אָקס (oks), Icelandic oxi and uxi, Faroese oksi, Norwegian Bokmål okse, Norwegian Nynorsk okse, Swedish oxe, Danish okse, and English ox.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔk.sə/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Ochse m (weak, genitive Ochsen, plural Ochsen, diminutive Öchslein n or Öchschen n)

    1. ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal)

    Declension

    Declension of Ochse [masculine, weak]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Ochse die Ochsen
    genitive eines des Ochsen der Ochsen
    dative einem dem Ochsen den Ochsen
    accusative einen den Ochsen die Ochsen

    Descendants

    • → Luxembourgish: Ochs

    See also

    Further reading

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

    Hunsrik

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈoksə/
    • Rhymes: -oksə
    • Syllabification: Och‧se

    Noun

    Ochse m

    1. plural of Ochs
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