põder

See also: poder

Estonian

Etymology

Related to Finnish peura, Veps pedr and Votic põdra. Likely from either Proto-Baltic *bendra- or *braidis. Compare Lithuanian bendras (companion) and briedis (elk). The second source doesn't fit phonologically.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: põ‧der

Noun

põder (genitive põdra, partitive põtra)

  1. elk, moose (Alces alces)
  2. reindeer (= põhjapõder)
  3. (slang) Finn

Declension

Synonyms

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