lelek
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
lelek m anim
Declension
Further reading
- lelek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lelek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- lelek in Internetová jazyková příručka
Hungarian
Etymology
lel (“to find”) + -ek (personal suffix)
Pronunciation
Verb
lelek
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lelьkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
lelek m animal
- nightjar; any bird from the subfamily Caprimulginae
- Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Declension
Declension of lelek
Further reading
- lelek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lelek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Of imitative origin, possibly descending from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl, bark, lament”). See also German lullen, Ancient Greek λάλος (lálos), Albanian lule.
Pronunciation
Noun
lȅlēk m (Cyrillic spelling ле̏ле̄к)
Declension
Declension of lelek
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “650-51”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 650-51
Further reading
- “lelek” in Hrvatski jezični portal