Hirsch

English

Proper noun

Hirsch

  1. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  2. A surname from German.
  3. A surname from Yiddish.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

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

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

Noun

Hirsch m (strong or weak, genitive Hirsches or Hirschs or (also in Southern Germany and Austria) Hirschen, plural Hirsche or (also in Southern Germany and Austria) Hirschen, feminine Hirschin)

  1. deer
  2. (humorous) two-wheeler (e.g. bicycle, moped, motorbike)

Declension
Declension of Hirsch [masculine, strong // weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hirsch die Hirsche, Hirschen1
genitive eines des Hirsches, Hirschs, Hirschen1 der Hirsche, Hirschen1
dative einem dem Hirsch, Hirsche2, Hirschen1 den Hirschen
accusative einen den Hirsch, Hirschen1 die Hirsche, Hirschen1

1Also in Southern Germany and Austria.
2Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Luxembourgish: Hirsch
  • → North Frisian: hirsk
  • → Plautdietsch: Hersch
  • → Saterland Frisian: Hirsk

Further reading
  • “Hirsch” in Duden online
  • “Hirsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Hirsch. The native cognate is archaic Hierz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hiʀʃ/, [hiχʃ]

Noun

Hirsch m (plural Hirschen)

  1. deer
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