From Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha), Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬀 (pusa).
*fuhsaz m
- fox
masculine a-stemDeclension of *fuhsaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*fuhsaz
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*fuhsōz, *fuhsōs
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vocative
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*fuhs
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*fuhsōz, *fuhsōs
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accusative
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*fuhsą
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*fuhsanz
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genitive
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*fuhsas, *fuhsis
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*fuhsǫ̂
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dative
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*fuhsai
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*fuhsamaz
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instrumental
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*fuhsō
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*fuhsamiz
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- Proto-West Germanic: *fuhs
- Old English: fox
- Old Frisian: *foks
- Old Saxon: fohs, fuhs
- Middle Low German: vos, vōs
- Low German:
- Dutch Low Saxon: vos
- German Low German: Voß, Voss
- Westphalian:
- East Westphalian:
- Lippisch: Voss, Foss
- Paderbornisch: Voß
- South Westphalian:
- Sauerländisch: Voß
- Westmünsterländisch: Foss
- Plautdietsch: Foss
- → Icelandic: fox
- → Danish: fos
- Old Dutch: fus
- Old High German: fuhs