їжак
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їжак
Ukrainian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ežь. Cognate with Belarusian во́жык (vóžyk), Russian ёжик (jóžik).
Pronunciation
Noun
їжа́к • (jižák) m animal (genitive їжака́, nominative plural їжаки́, genitive plural їжакі́в, relational adjective їжа́чий, diminutive їжачо́к)
- hedgehog (animal)
Declension
Declension of їжа́к (animal velar masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | їжа́к jižák |
їжаки́ jižaký |
| genitive | їжака́ jižaká |
їжакі́в jižakív |
| dative | їжако́ві, їжаку́ jižakóvi, jižakú |
їжака́м jižakám |
| accusative | їжака́ jižaká |
їжаки́, їжакі́в jižaký, jižakív |
| instrumental | їжако́м jižakóm |
їжака́ми jižakámy |
| locative | їжако́ві, їжаку́ jižakóvi, jižakú |
їжака́х jižakáx |
| vocative | їжа́че jižáče |
їжаки́ jižaký |
Derived terms
- наляка́ти їжака́ го́лою сра́кою (naljakáty jižaká hóloju srákoju) ("scare a hedgehog with a naked ass", to fail to be threatening)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “їжак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “їжак”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)