härk

Swedish

Etymology

From Northern Sami heargi, from Proto-Samic *(h)earkē, from Proto-Finnic *härkä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrk

Noun

härk c

  1. a castrated reindeer bull

Declension

Declension of härk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite härk härks
definite härken härkens
plural indefinite härkar härkars
definite härkarna härkarnas

Hypernyms

References

  • härk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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