Fuchs

English

Etymology

From German Fuchs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjuːks/

Proper noun

Fuchs

  1. A surname​.

Derived terms

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /fuxs/

Noun

Fuchs m (plural Füchs, diminutive Füchsli)

  1. fox

German

Etymology

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European *peuk- (“thick-haired”). Cognates include English fox.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʊks/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊks

Noun

Fuchs m (genitive Fuchses, plural Füchse, diminutive Füchslein n or Füchschen n, feminine Füchsin)

  1. fox (animal)
    Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen. Gib sie wieder her!
    Fox, you stole the goose. Bring it back again! (Line from a popular children’s song)
  2. (informal) a clever or cunning person
    Er ist ein ganz schöner Fuchs.
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  3. (informal) a red-haired person
    Unser Paul ist ja ein kleiner Fuchs.
    Our Paul is a little redhead.
  4. (card games) In Doppelkopf, the ace of diamonds, which earns a side of players an extra point if they win it from the other side
    Ich hatte nur vier Trümpfe und darunter beide Füchse.
    I had only four trumps and among them were both aces of diamonds.

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Proper noun

Fuchs ? (genitive Fuchs)

  1. A common surname​ originating as a nickname.
  2. A German Jewish surname​.

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