Kuh

See also: kuh

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Koh (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German kuo.

Noun

Kuh f

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

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German kuo, from Proto-Germanic *kūz (compare Dutch koe, German Low German Koh, English cow, Danish ko), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (compare Latin bōs, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuː/
• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophone: Q

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Noun

Kuh f (genitive Kuh, plural Kühe)

1. cow (adult or nearly adult female bovine animal)

Usage notes

• 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), but only the properly generic word Rind is common when bulls and calves are visibly included or when one speaks of the species as such.

Derived terms

• Almkuh
• Elefantenkuh
• Hirschkuh
• Melkkuh
• Milchkuh
• Mutterkuh
• Stallkuh
• Wiesenkuh

 

Related terms

• Kuhauge
• Kuhbein
• Kuhdorf
• Kuheuter
• Kuhfladen
• Kuhglocke
• Kuhhaut
• Kuhhorn
• Kuhhüter
• Kuhmaul
• Kuhmilch
• Kuhschwanz
• Kuhstall
• Kuhtreiber
• Kuhweide
• Kuhwiese
• Kuhzaun

 

Further reading

• “Kuh” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰuː/

Noun

Kuh f (plural Kih, diminutive Kihche)

1. cow

Derived terms

• Millichkuh

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Kuh, Dutch koe, English cow.

Noun

Kuh f (plural Kieh)

1. cow