Hirsch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz. Compare Dutch hert, English hart.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɪʁʃ/, [hɪʁʃ], [hɪɐ̯ʃ]
Audio (file)

Noun

Hirsch m (genitive Hirsches or Hirschs or Hirschen, plural Hirsche or Hirschen)

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Declension

Strong declension

Declension of Hirsch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hirsch	die	Hirsche
genitive	eines	des	Hirsches, Hirschs	der	Hirsche
dative	einem	dem	Hirsch, Hirsche¹	den	Hirschen
accusative	einen	den	Hirsch	die	Hirsche

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Weak declension

Declension of Hirsch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hirsch	die	Hirschen
genitive	eines	des	Hirschen	der	Hirschen
dative	einem	dem	Hirschen	den	Hirschen
accusative	einen	den	Hirschen	die	Hirschen

Derived terms

Further reading

Hirsch in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hiʁʃ/

Noun

Hirsch m (plural Hirschen)

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