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Vieh.

livestock; farm animals (animals kept for their milk, meat, skin, etc.)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/fiː/
  1. livestock; farm animals (animals kept for their milk, meat, skin, etc.)

    collective · neuter · no-plural · strong · uncountable
    Das Vieh grast auf der Weide.
  2. alternative form of Viech (“animal, beast”)

    alt-of · alternative · countable · neuter · no-plural · singulative · strong
    Wenn so ein Vieh vor einem steht, kommt man sich ziemlich klein und schwach vor.
  3. beast; swine (person behaving in a boorish or inhumane way)

    countable · derogatory · figuratively · neuter · no-plural · strong
    Du Vieh! Wie kannst du nur!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock, domestic animals”). Cognate with Low German Veeh, Dutch vee, English fee, Danish fæ.

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