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Estonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *hirvi, from Balto-Slavic. Compare Finnish hirvi.
Pronunciation
Noun
hirv (genitive hirve, partitive hirve)
- deer (any animal of the family Cervidae)
Declension
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
- elk