hirv

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Estonian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

hirv (genitive hirve, partitive hirve)

  1. deer (any animal of the family Cervidae)

Declension

Declension of hirv (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative hirv hirved
accusative nom.
gen. hirve
genitive hirvede
partitive hirve hirvi
hirvesid
illative hirve
hirvesse
hirvedesse
hirvisse
inessive hirves hirvedes
hirvis
elative hirvest hirvedest
hirvist
allative hirvele hirvedele
hirvile
adessive hirvel hirvedel
hirvil
ablative hirvelt hirvedelt
hirvilt
translative hirveks hirvedeks
hirviks
terminative hirveni hirvedeni
essive hirvena hirvedena
abessive hirveta hirvedeta
comitative hirvega hirvedega

References

  • hirv”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • hirv”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • hirv”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • hirv in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hirvi.

Noun

hirv

  1. elk