Vieh

Meaning

1. (collective,neuter,no-plural,strong,uncountable) livestock; farm animals (animals kept for their milk, meat, skin, etc.)
2. (alt-of,alternative,countable,neuter,no-plural,singulative,strong) Alternative form of Viech (“animal, beast”)
3. (countable,derogatory,figuratively,neuter,no-plural,strong) beast; swine (person behaving in a boorish or inhumane way)

Concepts

cattle

livestock

brute

beast

stock

bull

cow

farm animal

sheep

domestic animals

horses and cattle

damn it

for Christ’s sake

son of a bitch

bastard

calf

ox

horned animal

animal

swine

domesticated animal

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fiː/

Etymology

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.