tarvas

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tarvas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tauras, From Proto-Indo-European *táwros. Cognate to Lithuanian tauras. Compare Finnish teuras.

Noun

tarvas (genitive tarva, partitive tarvast)

  1. aurochs
  2. (possibly) European bison, wisent

Declension

Synonyms

  • ürgveis
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