Hirsch

German

Alternative forms

• Hirſs

Etymology

From Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz. Compare Dutch hert, English hart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪʁʃ/, [hɪʁʃ], [hɪɐ̯ʃ]

• Audio:

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Noun

Hirsch m (strong or weak, genitive Hirsches or Hirschs or (also in Southern Germany and Austria) Hirschen, plural Hirsche or (also in Southern Germany and Austria) Hirschen, feminine Hirschin)

1. deer

Declension

Declension of Hirsch [masculine, strong // weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hirsch	die	Hirsche, Hirschen1
genitive	eines	des	Hirsches, Hirschs, Hirschen1	der	Hirsche, Hirschen1
dative	einem	dem	Hirsch, Hirsche2, Hirschen1	den	Hirschen
accusative	einen	den	Hirsch, Hirschen1	die	Hirsche, Hirschen1

¹Also in Southern Germany and Austria.
²Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Hirschkuh, Hirschhorn, Hirschzecke
• Damhirsch, Mähnenhirsch, Platzhirsch
• Rothirsch, Sikahirsch, Wapitihirsch

Descendants

• → Luxembourgish: Hirsch
• → North Frisian: hirsk
• → Plautdietsch: Hersch
• → Saterland Frisian: Hirsk

Further reading

• “Hirsch” in Duden online
• “Hirsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Hirsch. The native cognate is archaic Hierz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiʀʃ/, [hiχʃ]

Noun

Hirsch m (plural Hirschen)

1. deer