German Conversation · Level 38
74 words
German word
Vieh
Pronunciation
IPA/fiː/
Meaning
- neuter nounlivestock
Example
Auf der Weide steht das Vieh ruhig.
The livestock is standing quietly in the pasture.
More examples
Der Bauer verkauft sein Vieh auf dem Markt.
The farmer sells his livestock at the market.
Core concept
A calm group of cattle, sheep, or pigs moving and resting together as one farm resource.
Common phrases
Vieh halten
keep livestock
Vieh züchten
breed livestock
Similar words
Hausvieh: Farm animals kept for household needs or on a small farm.
Nutzvieh: Livestock raised to provide products or other useful work.
Herde: A gathered group of animals belonging to the same species.
Definition in German
Vieh bezeichnet insgesamt die auf Höfen gehaltenen Nutztiere wie Rinder, Schafe und Schweine.
Word origin
Vieh comes through Old High German fihu from Proto-Germanic *fehu, a word that first meant property or wealth and especially referred to livestock.
Usage tips
- Vieh is normally a mass noun with the neuter article das and a singular verb, as in Das Vieh steht auf der Weide.
Opposites
- Wildwildlifenoun
Related words
- Viehhaltunglivestock farmingnoun
- Viehzüchterlivestock breedernoun
- Viehbestandlivestock populationnoun