kanec
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Czech
Etymology
The origin of this word, which only exists in Czech and Slovak, is unknown. It may be derived from Hungarian kan. Other theories say it comes from the East Slavic word кабан (kaban) and would therefore be of Turkish and Tatar origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
kanec m anim (related adjective kančí, diminutive kaneček or kančík)
- boar (male domesticated pig or male wild boar)
- (colloquial) stallion (virile man)
Declension
Related terms
nouns
Noun
kanec m inan (diminutive kaneček)
- (expressive) inkstain
- Synonym: kaňka
Declension
Further reading
- “kanec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kanec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kanec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
kanec m animal (related adjective kančí, diminutive kanček, augmentative kančisko)
- boar (male domesticated pig or male wild boar)
Declension
Further reading
- “kanec”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024