Kuh

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Koh (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

    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

      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

      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

      Derived terms

      Further reading

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

      Hunsrik

      Alternative forms

      • khuu (Wiesemann spelling)

      Etymology

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

        Pennsylvania German

        Etymology

          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