Neuter
Vieh
Meaning
- (collective, neuter, no-plural, strong, uncountable) livestock; farm animals (animals kept for their milk, meat, skin, etc.)
- (alt-of, alternative, countable, neuter, no-plural, singulative, strong) alternative form of Viech (“animal, beast”)
- (countable, derogatory, figuratively, neuter, no-plural, strong) beast; swine (person behaving in a boorish or inhumane way)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/fiː/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock, domestic animals”). Cognate to Low German Veeh, Dutch vee, English fee, Danish fæ.
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