ohse

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɔxs̠ə/

    Noun

    ohse m

    1. ox

    Declension

    Declension of ohse (weak masculine)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër ohse die ohsen
    genitive eines dës ohsen dër ohsen
    dative eime dëm ohsen dën ohsen
    accusative einen dën ohsen die ohsen

    Descendants

    • Bavarian:
    • German: Ochse, Ochs (regional or poetic)
      • → Luxembourgish: Ochs
    • Central Franconian: Ohs
    • Yiddish: אָקס (oks)

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ohse”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "ohse" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
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