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. urchin (marine animal)
  3. (rare, expressive) prickly person

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) when animate: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • ježek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ježek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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