English edit

Proper noun edit

Hirsch

  1. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  2. A surname from German.
  3. A surname from Yiddish.

Derived terms edit

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

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

Further reading edit

  • Hirsch” in Duden online
  • Hirsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From German Hirsch. The native cognate is archaic Hierz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Hirsch m (plural Hirschen)

  1. deer