sarv

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarvi (compare Finnish sarvi), from the same Proto-Finno-Ugric root *śarwe as Hungarian szarv.

Noun

sarv (genitive sarve, partitive sarve)

  1. horn

Declension

Swedish

Etymology 1

Related to dialectal Norwegian svarva (go around in circles).

Noun

sarv c

  1. the fish common rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
    • 1914, August Strindberg, Konsten att meta
      Betet består av medelstor mört eller sarv, av vilken man hugger av stjärten.
      As bait is used roach or rudd with their tails chopped off.
Declension
Declension of sarv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sarv sarven sarvar sarvarna
Genitive sarvs sarvens sarvars sarvarnas

Etymology 2

From Northern Sami sarvvis, from Proto-Samic *servēs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirwas, possibly via Finnic. Compare Finnish hirvas.

Noun

sarv c

  1. male reindeer
Declension
Declension of sarv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sarv sarven sarvar sarvarna
Genitive sarvs sarvens sarvars sarvarnas
Synonyms
  • rentjur c
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms

References

Anagrams

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarvi.

Noun

sarv

  1. horn
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