ježek

See also: Jezek

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ežь + -ek (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛʒɛk]

Noun

ježek m anim

  1. hedgehog (mammal)
  2. sea urchin (marine animal)
    Synonym: ježovka
  3. (rare, expressive) prickly person

Declension

Noun

ježek m inan or m anim

  1. thing similar to a hedgehog, e.g.:
    1. burdock fruit
    2. pigtail combed so that it sticks up
    3. kitchen pastry studded with almonds
    4. (agriculture) spiked roller for crushing clods of dirt
    5. (military) spiked roadblock used in field fortification

Declension

when inanimate:

when animate:

Further reading

  • ježek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ježek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • ježek in Internetová jazyková příručka
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