dudek

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See also: Dudek and ḍuḍék

Czech

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dudъkъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

dudek m anim (related adjective dudkový)

  1. hoopoe

Declension

Further reading

  • dudek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • dudek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • dudek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

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    Cardinal: dudek
    Ordinal: dudeka

Etymology

du +‎ dek.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -udek
  • Hyphenation: du‧dek

Numeral

dudek

  1. twenty

Polish

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Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dudъkъ.

Noun

dudek m animal

  1. hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Declension

Noun

dudek m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) fool
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
Declension

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic + -ek.

Noun

dudek m animal

  1. (Kociewie) Synonym of szczenię

Further reading

  • dudek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dudek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “dudek”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 150