Vieh – German noun declension

German noun forms of Vieh

Noun: Vieh
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation: countable and uncountable

Nominative

Indefinite

SingularVieh

Definite

SingularVieh

Genitive

Indefinite

SingularViehes; Viehs

Definite

SingularViehes; Viehs

Dative

Indefinite

SingularVieh; Viehe

Definite

SingularVieh; Viehe

Accusative

Indefinite

SingularVieh

Definite

SingularVieh

Sample Sentences

  • Das Vieh grast auf der Weide. (The animals are grazing on the pasture.)
  • Wenn so ein Vieh vor einem steht, kommt man sich ziemlich klein und schwach vor. (You feel pretty small and weak when such a beast is standing right in front of you.)
  • Du Vieh! Wie kannst du nur! (You beast! How dare you!)

Etymology

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. See: Dutch Nouns 'vee', English Nouns 'fee', Danish Nouns 'fæ'.

Verbs referencing "Vieh"

Old English Nouns feoh, Dutch Nouns vee, Danish Nouns fæ.

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