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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ujec, from Proto-Slavic *ujь.
Pronunciation
Noun
ujec m anim
(All meanings now:) rare or obsolete or dialectal
- (rare, dialectal) maternal uncle (uncle on the mother's side of the family)
- (rare, dialectal) husband of mother's sister
- (rare, dialectal) gaffer, a fellow
- (obsolete) eagle owl (any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially Bubo bubo, that have prominent ear tufts)
Declension
Declension of ujec (soft masculine animate reducible)
Noun
ujec m inan
- (obsolete) a variety of salceson
- (obsolete) pillow, a cushion
Declension
Declension of ujec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)
Further reading
- Salceson on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “ujec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ujec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Slovak
Etymology
From ujo + -ec.
Pronunciation
Noun
ujec m pers (diminutive ujček)
- maternal uncle
- Synonym: ujo
Declension
Declension of
ujec (pattern
chlap)
Further reading
- “ujec”, 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
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ujь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ùːjət͡s/, /úːjət͡s/
Noun
ūjəc m anim
- maternal uncle
Inflection
Further reading
- “ujec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “ujec”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references