Kuh

See also: kuh

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Koh (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German kuo.

Noun

Kuh f

(southern Moselle Franconian) cow (female bovine animal)

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Kuh f (genitive Kuh, plural Kühe)

cow (female bovine animal)

Usage notes

Unlike English cow, it is not common for the German word to be used generically in the sense of “head of cattle of either sex”; for that use Rind.

Declension

Declension of Kuh

	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

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

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Kuh, Dutch koe, English cow.

Noun

Kuh f (plural Kieh)

cow

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