hart

Meaning

1. (countable) A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
2. (uncountable) The meat from this animal.

Synonyms

stag

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deer

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buck

reindeer

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doe

antelope

fawn

Translations

cerf

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cervo maschio

ciervo

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hert

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Hirsch

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hertenbok

veado

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macho

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venado

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هارت

erkek karaca

cérvol

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αρσενικό ελάφι

hart

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɑːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hert

Inherited from Old English: heorot

Cognate with Dutch: hert

Cognate with German: Hirsch

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Swedish: hjort

Cognate with Welsh: carw

Cognate with Latin: cervus

Cognate with Lithuanian: kárvė

Cognate with Russian: коро́ва

Cognate with Ancient Greek: κόρυδος

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬯𐬭𐬏

Cognate with Sanskrit: शरभ

In summary

From Middle English hert, from Old English heorot (“stag”), from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz (compare Dutch hert, German Hirsch, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish hjort), from Pre-Germanic *kerudos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Doublet of Heorot.
Cognates
Compare Welsh carw (“deer”), Latin cervus (“deer”), cervīx (“nape of the neck”), Lithuanian kárvė (“cow”), Russian коро́ва (koróva, “cow”), Ancient Greek κόρυδος (kórudos, “crested lark”), κορυφή (koruphḗ, “summit, crown of the head”), κορύπτω (korúptō, “to butt with horns”), Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬏 (srū), 𐬯𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁 (sruuā, “horn; claw, talon”), Sanskrit शरभ (śarabhá, “mythical antelope”). More at horn.