Hirsch
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English
Proper noun
Hirsch
- A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A surname from German.
- A surname from Yiddish.
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz. Compare Dutch hert, English hart.
Pronunciation
Noun
Hirsch m (strong or weak, genitive Hirsches or Hirschs or (also in Southern Germany and Austria) Hirschen, plural Hirsche or (also in Southern Germany and Austria) Hirschen, feminine Hirschin)
Declension
Declension of Hirsch
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Hirsch | die | Hirsche, Hirschen1 |
| genitive | eines | des | Hirsches, Hirschs, Hirschen1 | der | Hirsche, Hirschen1 |
| dative | einem | dem | Hirsch, Hirsche2, Hirschen1 | den | Hirschen |
| accusative | einen | den | Hirsch, Hirschen1 | die | Hirsche, Hirschen1 |
1Also in Southern Germany and Austria.
2Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
- Hirschkuh, Hirschhorn, Hirschzecke
- Damhirsch, Mähnenhirsch, Platzhirsch
- Rothirsch, Sikahirsch, Wapitihirsch
Descendants
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From German Hirsch. The native cognate is archaic Hierz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Hirsch m (plural Hirschen)