Reh

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See also: reh and REH

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rē, rēch, from Old High German rēh, rēho, from Proto-West Germanic *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą. More at roe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁeː/
Rhymes: -eː
Audio (file)
Homophones: Re, re-

Noun

Reh n (strong, genitive Rehes or Rehs, plural Rehe, diminutive Rehchen n or Rehlein n)

roe deer (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus)

Declension

Declension of Reh

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Reh	die	Rehe
genitive	eines	des	Rehes, Rehs	der	Rehe
dative	einem	dem	Reh, Rehe¹	den	Rehen
accusative	ein	das	Reh	die	Rehe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Related terms

Rehauge, Rehbock, Rehkuh, Rehkitz

See also

Kitz (“fawn”)
Geiß, Ricke (“female roe deer”)

Further reading

“Reh” in Duden online
“Reh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German rēch, from Old High German rēh, from Proto-West Germanic *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reː/

Noun

Reh n (plural Reh, diminutive Rehche)

deer

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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