dovhjort

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish dā hiorth, from dā (“fallow deer”) +‎ hiorter (“deer”); dā is borrowed from Old English dā, from Proto-West Germanic *daihā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-.

According to Thun, the modern form in dov- (for expected *dåhjort) is due to the influence of dov (“muffled, deep”), with reference to the roaring of stags.

Noun

dovhjort c

  1. fallow deer, Dama dama

Declension

Declension of dovhjort
nominative genitive
singular indefinite dovhjort dovhjorts
definite dovhjorten dovhjortens
plural indefinite dovhjortar dovhjortars
definite dovhjortarna dovhjortarnas

References

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