Reh

See also: reh and REH

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rē, rēch, from Old High German rēh, from Proto-Germanic *raihą. More at roe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʀeː/
Audio (file)
Homophones: Re, re-
Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Reh n (genitive Rehes or Rehs, plural Rehe, diminutive Rehlein n)

roe deer (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus)

Declension

Declension of Reh

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Reh	die	Rehe
genitive	eines	des	Rehes, Rehs	der	Rehe
dative	einem	dem	Reh, Rehe¹	den	Rehen
accusative	ein	das	Reh	die	Rehe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

See also

Kitz (“fawn”)
Geiß, Ricke (“female roe deer”)

Further reading

Reh in Duden online

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