Kuh

See also: kuh

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Koh (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

  • Inherited from Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

    Noun

    Kuh f

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

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Kuh
    • Luxembourgish: Kou

    German

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

    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, from Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.[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, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

    Noun

    Kuh f (plural Kieh)

    1. cow
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