Mastvieh

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmastˌfiː/

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• Hyphenation: Mast‧vieh
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Mastvieh n (strong, genitive Mastviehes or Mastviehs, no plural)

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

Declension

Declension of Mastvieh [sg-only, neuter, strong]

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

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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