hirvi

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Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

hirvi

  1. partitive plural of hirv

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *hirvi, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?]. Related to Estonian hirv, Veps hirb'. Doublet of sarvi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhirʋi/, [ˈhirʋi]
  • Rhymes: -irʋi
  • Hyphenation: hir‧vi

Noun[edit]

hirvi

  1. elk, moose (Alces alces)
  2. any large deer, such as an elk, moose or wapiti
  3. meat of these animals
  4. short for hirvieläin

Declension[edit]

Inflection of hirvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative hirvi hirvet
genitive hirven hirvien
partitive hirveä hirviä
illative hirveen hirviin
singular plural
nominative hirvi hirvet
accusative nom. hirvi hirvet
gen. hirven
genitive hirven hirvien
partitive hirveä hirviä
inessive hirvessä hirvissä
elative hirvestä hirvistä
illative hirveen hirviin
adessive hirvellä hirvillä
ablative hirveltä hirviltä
allative hirvelle hirville
essive hirvenä hirvinä
translative hirveksi hirviksi
instructive — hirvin
abessive hirvettä hirvittä
comitative — hirvineen
Possessive forms of hirvi (type ovi)
possessor singular plural
1st person hirveni hirvemme
2nd person hirvesi hirvenne
3rd person hirvensä

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Compounds[edit]

compounds

See also[edit]

Karelian[edit]

Noun[edit]

hirvi

  1. elk
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