irvas

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Ultimately from Finnish hirvas (“male deer”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /îrʋaːs/
  • Hyphenation: ir‧vas

Noun

ȉrvās m anim (Cyrillic spelling и̏рва̄с)

  1. reindeer
    Synonym: sȍb
  2. (colloquial, Bosnia) fool, idiot

Declension

Declension of irvas
singular plural
nominative irvas irvasi
genitive irvasa irvasa
dative irvasu irvasima
accusative irvasa irvase
vocative irvase irvasi
locative irvasu irvasima
instrumental irvasom irvasima

Further reading

  • “irvas”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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