гирвас

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Karelian hirvaš or Finnish hirvas, ultimately from Proto-Finnic *hirvas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʲirvəs]

Noun

ги́рвас • (gírvasm anim (genitive ги́рваса, nominative plural ги́рвасы, genitive plural ги́рвасов)

  1. (Northern Russia, rare, dated) buck (adult male deer)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “гирвас”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress