lenivec

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Czech

Etymology

From lenivý +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation

Noun

lenivec m anim (female equivalent lenivka)

  1. lazybones, sluggard
    Synonym: lenoch

Declension

Further reading

  • lenivec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • lenivec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Slovene

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Pronunciation

Noun

lenȋvəc m anim

  1. sloth (mammal)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., soft o-stem
nom. sing. lenívec
gen. sing. lenívca
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
lenívec lenívca lenívci
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
lenívca lenívcev lenívcev
dative
(dajȃlnik)
lenívcu lenívcema lenívcem
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
lenívca lenívca lenívce
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
lenívcu lenívcih lenívcih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
lenívcem lenívcema lenívci

Further reading

  • lenivec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024