Finnish
Etymology
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. Doublet of sarvas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhirʋɑs/, [ˈhirʋɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -irʋɑs
- Syllabification(key): hir‧vas
- Hyphenation(key): hir‧vas
Noun
hirvas
- reindeer stag (adult male reindeer, sometimes defined as one that is at least three years old)
Declension
| Inflection of hirvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
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| nominative
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hirvas
|
hirvaat
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| genitive
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hirvaan
|
hirvaiden
hirvaitten
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| partitive
|
hirvasta
|
hirvaita
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| illative
|
hirvaaseen
|
hirvaisiin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
hirvas
|
hirvaat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
hirvas
|
hirvaat
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| gen.
|
hirvaan
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| genitive
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hirvaan
|
hirvaiden
hirvaitten
hirvasten rare
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| partitive
|
hirvasta
|
hirvaita
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| inessive
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hirvaassa
|
hirvaissa
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| elative
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hirvaasta
|
hirvaista
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| illative
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hirvaaseen
|
hirvaisiin
hirvaihin rare
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| adessive
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hirvaalla
|
hirvailla
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| ablative
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hirvaalta
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hirvailta
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| allative
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hirvaalle
|
hirvaille
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| essive
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hirvaana
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hirvaina
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| translative
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hirvaaksi
|
hirvaiksi
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| abessive
|
hirvaatta
|
hirvaitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
hirvain
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hirvaani
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hirvaani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
hirvaani
|
hirvaani
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| gen.
|
hirvaani
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| genitive
|
hirvaani
|
hirvaideni
hirvaitteni
hirvasteni rare
|
| partitive
|
hirvastani
|
hirvaitani
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| inessive
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hirvaassani
|
hirvaissani
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| elative
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hirvaastani
|
hirvaistani
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| illative
|
hirvaaseeni
|
hirvaisiini
hirvaihini rare
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| adessive
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hirvaallani
|
hirvaillani
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| ablative
|
hirvaaltani
|
hirvailtani
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| allative
|
hirvaalleni
|
hirvailleni
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| essive
|
hirvaanani
|
hirvainani
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| translative
|
hirvaakseni
|
hirvaikseni
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| abessive
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hirvaattani
|
hirvaittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
hirvaineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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hirvaasi
|
hirvaasi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
hirvaasi
|
hirvaasi
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| gen.
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hirvaasi
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| genitive
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hirvaasi
|
hirvaidesi
hirvaittesi
hirvastesi rare
|
| partitive
|
hirvastasi
|
hirvaitasi
|
| inessive
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hirvaassasi
|
hirvaissasi
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| elative
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hirvaastasi
|
hirvaistasi
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| illative
|
hirvaaseesi
|
hirvaisiisi
hirvaihisi rare
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| adessive
|
hirvaallasi
|
hirvaillasi
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| ablative
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hirvaaltasi
|
hirvailtasi
|
| allative
|
hirvaallesi
|
hirvaillesi
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| essive
|
hirvaanasi
|
hirvainasi
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| translative
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hirvaaksesi
|
hirvaiksesi
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| abessive
|
hirvaattasi
|
hirvaittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
hirvainesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hirvaamme
|
hirvaamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
hirvaamme
|
hirvaamme
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| gen.
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hirvaamme
|
| genitive
|
hirvaamme
|
hirvaidemme
hirvaittemme
hirvastemme rare
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| partitive
|
hirvastamme
|
hirvaitamme
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| inessive
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hirvaassamme
|
hirvaissamme
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| elative
|
hirvaastamme
|
hirvaistamme
|
| illative
|
hirvaaseemme
|
hirvaisiimme
hirvaihimme rare
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| adessive
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hirvaallamme
|
hirvaillamme
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| ablative
|
hirvaaltamme
|
hirvailtamme
|
| allative
|
hirvaallemme
|
hirvaillemme
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| essive
|
hirvaanamme
|
hirvainamme
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| translative
|
hirvaaksemme
|
hirvaiksemme
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| abessive
|
hirvaattamme
|
hirvaittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hirvainemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hirvaanne
|
hirvaanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hirvaanne
|
hirvaanne
|
| gen.
|
hirvaanne
|
| genitive
|
hirvaanne
|
hirvaidenne
hirvaittenne
hirvastenne rare
|
| partitive
|
hirvastanne
|
hirvaitanne
|
| inessive
|
hirvaassanne
|
hirvaissanne
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| elative
|
hirvaastanne
|
hirvaistanne
|
| illative
|
hirvaaseenne
|
hirvaisiinne
hirvaihinne rare
|
| adessive
|
hirvaallanne
|
hirvaillanne
|
| ablative
|
hirvaaltanne
|
hirvailtanne
|
| allative
|
hirvaallenne
|
hirvaillenne
|
| essive
|
hirvaananne
|
hirvainanne
|
| translative
|
hirvaaksenne
|
hirvaiksenne
|
| abessive
|
hirvaattanne
|
hirvaittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hirvainenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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hirvaansa
|
hirvaansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hirvaansa
|
hirvaansa
|
| gen.
|
hirvaansa
|
| genitive
|
hirvaansa
|
hirvaidensa
hirvaittensa
hirvastensa rare
|
| partitive
|
hirvastaan
hirvastansa
|
hirvaitaan
hirvaitansa
|
| inessive
|
hirvaassaan
hirvaassansa
|
hirvaissaan
hirvaissansa
|
| elative
|
hirvaastaan
hirvaastansa
|
hirvaistaan
hirvaistansa
|
| illative
|
hirvaaseensa
|
hirvaisiinsa
hirvaihinsa rare
|
| adessive
|
hirvaallaan
hirvaallansa
|
hirvaillaan
hirvaillansa
|
| ablative
|
hirvaaltaan
hirvaaltansa
|
hirvailtaan
hirvailtansa
|
| allative
|
hirvaalleen
hirvaallensa
|
hirvailleen
hirvaillensa
|
| essive
|
hirvaanaan
hirvaanansa
|
hirvainaan
hirvainansa
|
| translative
|
hirvaakseen
hirvaaksensa
|
hirvaikseen
hirvaiksensa
|
| abessive
|
hirvaattaan
hirvaattansa
|
hirvaittaan
hirvaittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hirvaineen
hirvainensa
|
|
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Serbo-Croatian: ȉrvās (“reindeer”)
See also
Further reading