Viech

Viech

East Central German

Noun

Viech

1. (Upper Saxony) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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German

Etymology

Doublet of Vieh from Upper German. Hence from Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːç/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

Viech n (genitive Viechs or Vieches, plural Viecher)

1. (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an insect or pest
2. (regional, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, not pejorative) farm animal; head of livestock (see Vieh)

Declension

Declension of Viech

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Viech	die	Viecher
genitive	eines	des	Vieches, Viechs	der	Viecher
dative	einem	dem	Viech, Vieche1	den	Viechern
accusative	ein	das	Viech	die	Viecher

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

• Viech in Duden online