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Kuh

See also: kuh

Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • Koh (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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    From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

    Noun

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    Kuh f

    1. (southern Moselle Franconian) cow (female bovine animal)

    Descendants

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    • Hunsrik: Kuh
    • Luxembourgish: Kou

    German

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    Etymology

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      From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      Kuh f (genitive Kuh, plural Kühe)

      1. cow (female bovine animal at or near adulthood)

      Usage notes

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      • Unlike English cow, the German singular is not used for bulls or calves. The plural Kühe may at times be used generically when gender and age are not known (as when seeing a herd from afar) or irrelevant (as when speaking of the species as such). However, the word Rinder is more common for this, and only it would normally be used when bulls and calves are visibly included.

      Declension

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      Declension of Kuh [feminine]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative eine die Kuh die Kühe
      genitive einer der Kuh der Kühe
      dative einer der Kuh den Kühen
      accusative eine die Kuh die Kühe

      Derived terms

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      Further reading

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      • “Kuh” in Duden online
      • “Kuh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

      Hunsrik

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      Alternative forms

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      • khuu (Wiesemann spelling)

      Etymology

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        From Central Franconian Kuh, from Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.[1]

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈkʰuː/
        • Rhymes: -uː
        • Syllabification: Kuh

        Noun

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        Kuh f (plural Kih, diminutive Kihche)

        1. cow

        Derived terms

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        References

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        1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Kuh”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 99, column 1

        Pennsylvania German

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        Etymology

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          From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

          Noun

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          Kuh f (plural Kieh)

          1. cow
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