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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.


Swedish

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 a Sami language.

Noun

sarv c

  1. male reindeer
    • 2003, Dagens Industri:Ge renägare incitament att minska trafikdöden
      ...renägaren ersätts med 1 495 kronor för kalv, 1 957 för sarv och för vaja 3 073 kronor för upphittade renar.
      ...the owner of the reindeer is compensated with 1,495 SEK for a calf, 1,957 for a bull and 3,073 for a cow for any reindeer found.
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
  • härk c

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarvi.

Noun

sarv

  1. horn
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