härk

Swedish

Etymology

From Northern Sami heargi, from Proto-Samic *(h)earkē, from Proto-Finnic *härkä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrk/
• Rhymes: -ɛrk

Noun

härk c

1. a castrated reindeer bull

Declension

Declension of härk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	härk	härks
	definite	härken	härkens
plural	indefinite	härkar	härkars
	definite	härkarna	härkarnas

Hypernyms

• sarv

References

• härk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland