Färse

See also: farse

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German verse, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *farsijā, derived (with Verner alternation) from Proto-Germanic *farzaz (“bull, ox”), whence obsolete German Farre. Cognate with Dutch vaars.

The word is not attested in High German before the 15th century and apparently alien to modern dialects outside the borderlands with Low German. Therefore likely borrowed through Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch verse (13th c.). Older words for “heifer” were (Upper German) Kalbe and (Central German) Sterke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛʁzə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: Ferse, Verse

Noun

Färse f (genitive Färse, plural Färsen)

1. heifer (young cow that has not calved)

   Synonyms: (Austria, Bavaria) Kalbin, (archaic) Kalbe, Queene, Sterke

Declension

Declension of Färse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Färse	die	Färsen
genitive	einer	der	Färse	der	Färsen
dative	einer	der	Färse	den	Färsen
accusative	eine	die	Färse	die	Färsen

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Fräse