From Proto-Finnic *hirvas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirwas. Cognate with Northern Sami sarvvis, which must have either been borrowed directly from Balto-Slavic or (more likely) come via Finnic before *š became h.
hirvas
| Inflection of hirvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hirvas | hirvaat | |
| genitive | hirvaan | hirvaiden hirvaitten | |
| partitive | hirvasta | hirvaita | |
| illative | hirvaaseen | hirvaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hirvas | hirvaat | |
| accusative | nom. | hirvas | hirvaat |
| gen. | hirvaan | ||
| genitive | hirvaan | hirvaiden hirvaitten hirvasten rare | |
| partitive | hirvasta | hirvaita | |
| inessive | hirvaassa | hirvaissa | |
| elative | hirvaasta | hirvaista | |
| illative | hirvaaseen | hirvaisiin hirvaihin rare | |
| adessive | hirvaalla | hirvailla | |
| ablative | hirvaalta | hirvailta | |
| allative | hirvaalle | hirvaille | |
| essive | hirvaana | hirvaina | |
| translative | hirvaaksi | hirvaiksi | |
| abessive | hirvaatta | hirvaitta | |
| instructive | — | hirvain | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||