ježek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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