Feh

See also: Fe/H and feh

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vēch (“spotted, mottled fur”), from the adjective vēch, vēhe, vē (“multicoloured”, whence obsolete German fech, feh), from Old High German fēh, from Proto-West Germanic *faih, from Proto-Germanic *faihaz. Cognate with Scots faw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feː/
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Feh n (strong, genitive Fehs, plural Fehe)

  1. (clothing) squirrel fur; vair
  2. (clothing, zoology) a squirrel from which such fur can be produced, especially the Siberian subspecies of the red squirrel
  3. (zoology, obsolete) ermine
  4. (heraldry) vair

Declension

Declension of Feh [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Feh die Fehe
genitive eines des Fehs der Fehe
dative einem dem Feh den Fehen
accusative ein das Feh die Fehe

Derived terms

  • (heraldic vair): Buntfeh, Eisenhutfeh, Gegenfeh, Hutfeh, Krückenfeh, Pfahlfeh, Wolkenfeh

Further reading

  • “Feh” in Duden online
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