/ˈhærkæ/, [ˈhærk̟æ]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *härkä (compare Estonian härg), probably borrowed from Baltic. Senses 4 and 5 are semantic loans from Latin taurus and Chinese 牛宿 (Niúxiù), respectively.
- ox, steer, stag
- meat from a bull, beef
- bull (investor who buys in anticipation of a rise in prices)
- Taurus
- Ox (the second animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac)
Formshärkä(nominative, singular) · härät(nominative, plural) · härkä(accusative, nominative, singular) · härät(accusative, nominative, plural) · härän(accusative, genitive, singular) · härät(accusative, genitive, plural) · härän(genitive, singular) · härkien(genitive, plural) · härkäin(genitive, plural, rare) · härkää(partitive, singular) · härkiä(partitive, plural) · härässä(inessive, singular) · härissä(inessive, plural) · härästä(elative, singular) · häristä(elative, plural) · härkään(illative, singular) · härkiin(illative, plural) · härällä(adessive, singular) · härillä(adessive, plural) · härältä(ablative, singular)