Ochse

Meaning

ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal)

Concepts

ox

🐂

steer

bullock

bovine

bullocks

bull

steers

Chinese “Ox” constellation

kangaroo bar

roo bar

bibimbap

beef

ox

🐂

beef animal

bovine animal

bovines

cow

🐮

oxen

Synonyms

Rind

🐮

Stier

Kuh

🐮

Ochs

kastriertes männliches Rind

Mastochse

Viehzeug

Hausrind

Bulle

Ochſe

Kalb

Kühe

Ochsen

Rinder

Rindfleisch

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

oggs

Basel-Landschaft

stier

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔk.sə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: ohse

Inherited from Old High German: ohso

Cognate with Dutch: os

Cognate with Western Frisian: okse

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Okse

Cognate with Low German: Oss

Cognate with Plautdietsch: Oss

Cognate with Yiddish: אָקס

Cognate with Icelandic: oxi

Cognate with Faroese: oksi

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: okse

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: okse

Cognate with Swedish: oxe

Cognate with Danish: okse

Cognate with English: ox

In summary

From Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Dutch os, West Frisian okse, Saterland Frisian Okse, Low German Oss, Plautdietsch Oss, Yiddish אָקס (oks), Icelandic oxi and uxi, Faroese oksi, Norwegian Bokmål okse, Norwegian Nynorsk okse, Swedish oxe, Danish okse, and English ox.