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Czech
Etymology
From lenivý + -ec.
Pronunciation
Noun
lenivec m anim (female equivalent lenivka)
- lazybones, sluggard
- Synonym: lenoch
Declension
Declension of lenivec (soft masculine animate reducible)
Further reading
- “lenivec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “lenivec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
lenȋvəc m anim
- sloth (mammal)
Inflection
Further reading
- “lenivec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024