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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian тюле́нь (tjulénʹ), ultimately from Sami.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
tuleň m anim
- earless seal, true seal
Declension
Declension of tuleň (soft masculine animate)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “tuleň”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 660
Further reading
- “tuleň”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “tuleň”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “tuleň”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian тюле́нь (tjulénʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
tuleň m animal (related adjective tulení)
- earless seal, true seal
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “tuleň”, 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, 2024