Queene

Senso (Inglese)

heifer (young cow that has not calved)

Concetti

giovenca

sinonimi

Färse

Kalbin

Kalbe

Traduzioni

vaars

heifer

génisse

bezerra

novilha

becerra

αγελαδίτσα

düve

δαμαλίς

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkveːnə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Preso in prestito da basso tedesco: Quene

Affine olandese: kween

In summary

From Low German Quene, from Middle Low German quēne (“old woman, hag”), from Old Saxon quena, from Proto-West Germanic *kwenā (“woman”).
The sense probably developed from “barren cow” (cf. Dutch kween, also attested in Low German dialects) via “calfless cow” to “young cow”. Doublet of Kone, which was inherited.