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)

cattle

livestock

domestic animals

horses and cattle

for Christ’s sake

domesticated animal

horned animal

Viehbestand

tierisches Lebewesen

Viehzeug

Rinder und Pferde

Nutztierherde

Bummal Ochse

kuh

Frequency

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fiː/

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.