"Feh" meaning in German

See Feh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /feː/ Audio: De-Feh.ogg
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: From Middle High German vēch (“spotted, mottled fur”), from the adjective vēch, vēhe, vē (“multicoloured”, whence obsolete German fech, feh), from Old High German fēh, from Proto-West Germanic *faih, from Proto-Germanic *faihaz. Cognate with Scots faw. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|vēch||spotted, mottled fur}} Middle High German vēch (“spotted, mottled fur”), {{m+|de|fech}} German fech, {{inh|de|goh|fēh}} Old High German fēh, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*faih}} Proto-West Germanic *faih, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*faihaz}} Proto-Germanic *faihaz, {{cog|sco|faw}} Scots faw Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Feh n (strong, genitive Fehs, plural Fehe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Fehs [genitive], Fehe [plural], strong [table-tags], Feh [nominative, singular], Fehe [definite, nominative, plural], Fehs [genitive, singular], Fehe [definite, genitive, plural], Feh [dative, singular], Fehen [dative, definite, plural], Feh [accusative, singular], Fehe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (clothing) squirrel fur; vair Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Feh-de-noun-tyuZxyVv Categories (other): Clothing Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
  2. (clothing, zoology) a squirrel from which such fur can be produced, especially the Siberian subspecies of the red squirrel Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Feh-de-noun-ZcRyfpTW Categories (other): Clothing, Zoology, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 34 27 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 46 31 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 40 23 32 Topics: biology, business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, natural-sciences, textiles, zoology
  3. (zoology, obsolete) ermine Tags: neuter, obsolete, strong
    Sense id: en-Feh-de-noun-APaWhmqp Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  4. (heraldry) vair Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms (heraldic vair): Buntfeh, Eisenhutfeh, Gegenfeh, Hutfeh, Krückenfeh, Pfahlfeh, Wolkenfeh
    Sense id: en-Feh-de-noun-tNCAu~6B Categories (other): Heraldry Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics Disambiguation of 'heraldic vair': 28 4 16 52

Inflected forms

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          "name": "Heraldry",
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          "word": "Buntfeh"
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          "sense": "heraldic vair",
          "word": "Eisenhutfeh"
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