Alemannic German

Noun

Ochs m ‎(plural Ochse)

1. ox; bullock
   • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     Uh, wie n'er brület! Wie n'en Ochs, we me ne wot metzge.

     Ugh, how he bellows! Like an ox that's about to be slaughtered.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔks/

Noun

Ochs m ‎(genitive Ochsen, plural Ochsen)

1. (regional or poetic) Alternative form of Ochse ‎(“ox”)

   Den Sozialismus in seinem Lauf / hält weder Ochs noch Esel auf. (Slogan in the former GDR)

   Socialism in its course will be stopped neither by oxen nor by donkeys.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Ochse. The originally Luxembourgish form is Uess, which is still in use, but now less common.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oks/

Noun

Ochs m ‎(plural Ochsen)

1. ox

Synonyms

• Uess