Fähe

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From older föhe, from Middle High German vohe, from Old High German foha, from Proto-Germanic *fuhǭ.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fä‧he

Noun[edit]

Fähe f (genitive Fähe, plural Fähen)

  1. (hunting) vixen (female fox)
    Synonym: Füchsin

Declension[edit]

Declension of Fähe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fähe die Fähen
genitive einer der Fähe der Fähen
dative einer der Fähe den Fähen
accusative eine die Fähe die Fähen

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Fähe”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 245

Further reading[edit]

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