Re: meaning of "Hirsch"
in reply to a message by L.Hirschfeld
So sorry to have wasted your time on this, if I did. Apparently "Hirsch" is actually translated as "deer" from German to English, only second or third as "stag". I had no idea. I really thought it's main and first meaning was "stag"... ! (At least this is the main way it is used in Germany and the German language these days.) So, my initial message is totally useless and somewhat embarrassing, especially as I can not delete it now...Oh well.
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Hi Hirsch !!!
I know that Hirsch is the MALE deer. So in my opinion the most precise meaning is 'stag' XD
I know that Hirsch is the MALE deer. So in my opinion the most precise meaning is 'stag' XD
Hart is the English equivalent (Germanic t to ts/tsh to z/sch in High German). Stag is applied also to species other than deer, and hirsch also refers to deer of which the males are called bucks, not stags, in English.