Damhirsch

German

Damhirsch

Etymology

Dam + Hirsch. See Damwild for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdamˌhɪʁʃ/, [ˈdamˌhɪʁʃ], [ˈdamˌhɪɐ̯ʃ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Dam‧hirsch

Noun

Damhirsch m (strong, genitive Damhirsches, plural Damhirsche)

1. fallow deer (usually male)

Declension

Declension of Damhirsch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Damhirsch	die	Damhirsche
genitive	eines	des	Damhirsches	der	Damhirsche
dative	einem	dem	Damhirsch, Damhirsche1	den	Damhirschen
accusative	einen	den	Damhirsch	die	Damhirsche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Damhirschkuh

Related terms

• Dambock
• Damwild

See also

• Rothirsch

Further reading

• “Damhirsch” in Duden online
• Damhirsch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de