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in reply to a message by L.Hirschfeld
Being a native speaker of German, I'd say that Hirsch can mean both "deer" (generic) and "stag" (a male deer) depending on context.
There are specific words for female deer (Hirschkuh and the more archaic term Hinde) and for young ones (Hirschkalb or simply Kalb when the context makes it clear), but they are covered by the generic term Hirsch.
--elbowin
EDIT: When the context is not clear and you want to speak of a male deer, you can use the word Bulle "bull".
There are specific words for female deer (Hirschkuh and the more archaic term Hinde) and for young ones (Hirschkalb or simply Kalb when the context makes it clear), but they are covered by the generic term Hirsch.
--elbowin
EDIT: When the context is not clear and you want to speak of a male deer, you can use the word Bulle "bull".
This message was edited 11/17/2017, 5:07 AM
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