stirna
Latvian[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śírˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-néh₂, from *ḱerh₂- (“head, top, horn”), with an extra -n (from which also German Horn, English horn, Latin cornū and also cervus (“deer”)), which yielded Latvian archaic sirna.
The presence of a t has given rise to various explanations: st- < *ts-; metathesis (sirna > *srina) with t epenthesis; contamination or influence from some other animal name, e.g., taurs; borrowing from a Slavic language with changes to conform to Baltic pronunciation. More recently, it has been suggested that stirna might come from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“red, pink”) in the reduced grade *sr̥-no-, causing t epenthesis in Baltic. Cognates include Lithuanian stìrna, Old Prussian sirwis, Proto-Slavic *sьrna.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stirna f (4th declension)
- roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
- stirnu āzis, stirnuāzis, stirnāzis ― male roe deer
- stirnu buks ― male roe deer
- stirnu kaza, mātīte ― female roe deer
- stirnu mazulis ― baby roe deer, fawn (syn. stirnēns)
- stirnas pašlaik aizliegts medīt ― roe deer hunting is now prohibited
- meitene viegla kā stirna ― a girl as light as a roe deer
Declension[edit]
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stirna | stirnas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stirnu | stirnas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stirnas | stirnu |
| dative (datīvs) | stirnai | stirnām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stirnu | stirnām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stirnā | stirnās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stirna | stirnas |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śírˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-néh₂, from *ḱerh₂- (“head, top, horn”), with an extra -n (from which also German Horn, English horn, Latin cornū and also cervus (“deer”)).
More recently, it has been suggested that stirna might come from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“red, pink”) in the reduced grade *sr̥-no-, causing t epenthesis in Baltic. Cognates include stirna, Old Prussian sirwis, Proto-Slavic *sьrna.
Noun[edit]
stìrna f stress pattern 1
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *stirniju.
Noun[edit]
stirna m
Descendants[edit]
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian words with level intonation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian fourth declension nouns
- lv:Cervids
- lv:Mammals
- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Lithuanian lemmas
- Lithuanian nouns
- Lithuanian feminine nouns
- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German lemmas
- Old High German nouns
- Old High German masculine nouns