Reh

See also: reh and REH

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rē, rēch, from Old High German rēh, rēho, from Proto-West Germanic *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą. More at roe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁeː/
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Homophones: Re, re-

Noun

Reh n (strong, genitive Rehes or Rehs, plural Rehe, diminutive Rehchen n or Rehlein n)

  1. roe deer (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus)

Declension

Declension of Reh [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Reh die Rehe
genitive eines des Rehes, Rehs der Rehe
dative einem dem Reh, Rehe1 den Rehen
accusative ein das Reh die Rehe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Reh” in Duden online
  • “Reh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German rēch, from Old High German rēh, from Proto-West Germanic *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reː/

Noun

Reh n (plural Reh, diminutive Rehche)

  1. deer

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Reh”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 131
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