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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative härk härken härkar härkarna
Genitive härks härkens härkars härkarnas

Hypernyms

References
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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