Mastvieh
German, noun/ˈmastˌfiː/
Mastvieh is a German neuter noun meaning “beef cattle, fattened livestock raised for meat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tiere (beispielsweise Mastrinder, Mastschweine, Masthühner), die zum Zweck der Fleischgewinnung gemästet…”.
What does Mastvieh mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbeef cattle, fattened livestock raised for meat
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tiere (beispielsweise Mastrinder, Mastschweine, Masthühner), die zum Zweck der Fleischgewinnung gemästet werden, also so gefüttert werden, dass sie vor dem Schlachten schnell Fleisch und Fett angesetzt haben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mastvieh
- Mastviehes genitive
- Mastviehs genitive
- Mastviehe dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mastvieh?
- /ˈmastˌfiː/
- [ˈmastˌfiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mastvieh in German?
Mastvieh appears about once in every 49 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).