ježek

See also: Jezek and Ježek

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛʒɛk]

Noun

ježek m anim (relational adjective ježčí, diminutive ježeček)

  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:

adjectives
  • ježatý
  • ježčí
  • ježkovitý
  • ježkový
  • ježkův
nouns
verbs

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