hjort

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish hjort, English hart, German Hirsch.

Pronunciation

Noun

hjort c (singular definite hjorten, plural indefinite hjorte)

  1. deer, stag

Declension

Declension of hjort
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjort hjorten hjorte hjortene
genitive hjorts hjortens hjortes hjortenes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrtr.

Pronunciation

Noun

hjort m (definite singular hjorten, indefinite plural hjorter, definite plural hjortene)

  1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrtr. Akin to English hart.

Pronunciation

Noun

hjort m (definite singular hjorten, indefinite plural hjortar, definite plural hjortane)

  1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)
    • 1863, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Den scotske Highlander:
      No er det meste rudt med Rot, og Grunden lagd for Fenadfot, og ellers Fugl og Hjort.
      Now most of it is cleared away, and the ground laid for the feet of cattle, and also fowl and deer.

Derived terms

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Swedish

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en hjort (kronhjort)

Etymology

From Old Swedish hiorter, from Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerw-.

Pronunciation

Noun

hjort c

  1. a deer, ruminant mammal of the family Cervidae
  2. a hart, stag; a male fallow deer or red deer
    Antonym: hind
    Coordinate term: get

Declension

Declension of hjort 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hjort hjorten hjortar hjortarna
Genitive hjorts hjortens hjortars hjortarnas

Derived terms

See also

References

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