Fuhre
See also: führe
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vuore (“journey, fodder”), from Old High German fuora, ultimately from the root of fahren (“to go”). Cognate with Old English fōr (“journey”)[1] and Vilamovian für.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfuːʁə/
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Noun
Fuhre f (genitive Fuhre, plural Fuhren)
- cartload, wagonload
- an instance of transporting something, a round when something is transported in several "goes"
- (archaic) cart, wagon
Declension
Declension of Fuhre [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Fuhre | die | Fuhren |
genitive | einer | der | Fuhre | der | Fuhren |
dative | einer | der | Fuhre | den | Fuhren |
accusative | eine | die | Fuhre | die | Fuhren |
Descendants
- → Polish: fura
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Fuhre”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Fuhre” in Duden online