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Hungarian

 szarvas (állat) on Hungarian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɒrvɒʃ]
  • Hyphenation: szar‧vas
  • Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Etymology 1

szarv (horn) + -as (with, having, adjective-forming suffix)

Adjective

szarvas (comparative szarvasabb, superlative legszarvasabb)

  1. horned (with horns)
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Etymology 2

Ellipsis of szarvas állat (horned animal), formerly used due to the belief that the names of dangerous or respected beings should not be uttered directly. Compare farkas (wolf), which is derived from farkas állat (tailed animal).

Noun

szarvas (plural szarvasok)

  1. deer
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Further reading

  • (with horns): szarvas in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • (deer): szarvas in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
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