hjort

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔːrt/, [jɒːd̥]

Noun

hjort c (singular definite hjorten, plural indefinite hjorte)

1. deer, stag

Inflection

Declension of hjort

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjort	hjorten	hjorte	hjortene
genitive	hjorts	hjortens	hjortes	hjortenes

References

• “hjort” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrtr

Noun

hjort m (definite singular hjorten, indefinite plural hjorter, definite plural hjortene)

1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)

References

• “hjort” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrtr. Akin to English hart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊrt/
• Homophones: gjort, jort

Noun

hjort m (definite singular hjorten, indefinite plural hjortar, definite plural hjortane)

1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)
   • 1863, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Den scotske Highlander:

     No er det meste rudt med Rot, og Grunden lagd for Fenadfot, og ellers Fugl og Hjort.

     Now most of it is cleared away, and the ground laid for the feet of cattle, and also fowl and deer.

Derived terms

• dåhjort

References

• “hjort” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hiorter, from Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerw-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊrt/
• Homophone: gjort

Noun

hjort c

1. a deer, a hart

Declension

Declension of hjort

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hjort	hjorts
	definite	hjorten	hjortens
plural	indefinite	hjortar	hjortars
	definite	hjortarna	hjortarnas

Related terms

• dovhjort
• hjortfärs
• hjorthorn
• hjortsadel

See also

• hjortron