Noun
die Sau
Pronunciation: /zaʊ̯/
sow (female pig)
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rank #3,196
plural Säue
Meanings
Noun
- sow (female pig)
- (vulgar) swine; pig (insult)
Example sentence
Das hieße, Perlen vor die Säue zu werfen.
That would be casting pearls before swine.
Word forms
singular
die Sau
plural
die Säue
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Sau
Accusativedie Sau
Dativeder Sau
Genitiveder Sau
Plural
Nominativedie Säue
Accusativedie Säue
Dativeden Säuen
Genitiveder Säue
Usage
- die Sau / die Säue — A sow, or female pig; Sauen is another plural form.
- Sau / Eber — Sau is female; Eber is a male pig.
Die Sau liegt mit ihren Ferkeln im Stall.
The sow is lying in the sty with her piglets.