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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From earlier *širwas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirwas (compare Old Prussian sirwis (“roe deer”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥wós, from *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.
Noun
*hirvas
- bull elk, reindeer bull
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*hirvas
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*hirvahët
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accusative
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*hirvahën
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*hirvahët
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genitive
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*hirvahën
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*hirvastën *hirvahidën
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partitive
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*hirvasta
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*hirvahita
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inessive
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*hirvahëssa *hirvahëhna
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*hirvahissa *hirvahihna
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elative
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*hirvahësta
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*hirvahista
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illative
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*hirvahësën
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*hirvahisën
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adessive
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*hirvahëlla
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*hirvahilla
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ablative
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*hirvahëlta
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*hirvahilta
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allative
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*hirvahëlën *hirvahëlëk
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*hirvahilën *hirvahilëk
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essive
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*hirvassa
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*hirvahina
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translative
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*hirvahëksi
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*hirvahiksi
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instructive
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*hirvahën
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*hirvahin
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comitative
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*hirvassëk
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*hirvahinëk
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abessive
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*hirvahëtta
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*hirvahitta
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Descendants
References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN