hirv

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *hirvi, from Balto-Slavic. Compare Finnish hirvi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhirv/, [ˈ(h)irv]

Noun

hirv (genitive hirve, partitive hirve)

  1. deer (any animal of the family Cervidae)

Declension

References

  • hirv in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), hirv”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • hirv in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • hirv in Sõnaveeb

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hirvi.

Noun

hirv

  1. elk
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