Fuchs

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) fox (animal)
2. (informal,masculine,strong) a clever or cunning person
3. (informal,masculine,strong) a red-haired person or horse.
4. (masculine,strong) pledge (prospective member of a fraternity)
5. (masculine,slang,strong) A new recruit.
6. (masculine,strong) In Doppelkopf, the ace of diamonds, which earns a side of players an extra point if they win it from the other side
7. (masculine,strong) a tank Transportpanzer Fuchs
8. (archaic,masculine,strong) A form of sunscald on hops.
9. (masculine,strong) a fox in radiosport foxhunt
10. (masculine,obsolete,strong) any gold coin
11. (masculine,strong) tortoiseshell

Name

1. (feminine,masculine,proper-noun,surname) a common surname transferred from the nickname
2. (feminine,masculine,proper-noun,surname) a German Jewish surname

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fʊks/

Etymology

From Middle High German vuhs, from Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), from *puḱ- (“tail”). Cognate with English fox, Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha).

Sentences

Daran soll der Fuchs im Wappen erinnern .

The fox in the coat of arms should remember this.