Mastvieh

Mastvieh

German

Etymology

Compound of mästen (“to fatten”) +‎ Vieh (“livestock”). Compare Dutch mestvee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmastˌfiː/
• Hyphenation: Mast‧vieh
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Mastvieh n (genitive Mastviehs or Mastviehes, no plural)

1. (collective) beef cattle, fattened livestock raised for meat

Declension

Declension of Mastvieh (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mastvieh
genitive	eines	des	Mastviehes, Mastviehs
dative	einem	dem	Mastvieh, Mastviehe1
accusative	ein	das	Mastvieh

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

• Mastvieh in Duden online