kaber

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hafraz. Compare Old English hæfer (he-goat). Cognate to Finnish kauris. The word had only survived naturally in place-names, it was revived in the written language at the end of the 20th century.

Noun

kaber (genitive kabra, partitive kapra)

  1. (rare) deer

Declension

Synonyms

  • kits
  • metskits
  • kabris
  • kabris
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