fenek
See also: fenék
Czech
fenek (Vulpes zerda)
Wikispecies
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛnɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɛnɛk
- Hyphenation: fe‧nek
Etymology 1
From Arabic فَنَك (fanak).[1]
Noun
fenek m anim
- fennec (Vulpes zerda) [19th c.]
- 1982, Filip Jánský, Pevnost v poušti, Praha: Mladá fronta, page 97:
- Poblíž se kašlavě ozval probouzející se fenek, vychytralá lištička, a zase bylo ticho a klid, až náhle za vrstevnicí se začal pomalu vynořovat malý zástup jezdců na velbloudech.
- Coughing sounds of a waking fennec, cunnig little fox, were heard nearby, and then there was quiet and peace again, until suddenly a small swarm of riders on camels started slowly appearing from behind the horizon.
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Declension
Declension of fenek
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fenek | fenci, fenkové |
| genitive | fenka | fenků |
| dative | fenkovi, fenku | fenkům |
| accusative | fenka | fenky |
| vocative | fenku | fenci, fenkové |
| locative | fenkovi, fenku | fencích |
| instrumental | fenkem | fenky |
Synonyms
- fenek berberský
Hypernyms
- (species): živočichové – regnum; strunatci – phylum; čtyřnožci – superclassis; savci – class; šelmy – order; psovité – family; liška – genus
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
fenek
- genitive singular of fenka
- 1984, Emma Jarošová, Dům u dvou skotíků, Zürich: Konfrontace, →ISBN, page 33:
- […] několik fenek právě kojilo svá štěňata […]
- […] several bitches were just milking their puppies […]
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References
- "fenek" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 185.
Further reading
- fenek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- fenek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Hungarian
Etymology
fen + -ek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛnɛk]
- Hyphenation: fe‧nek
Verb
fenek
- first-person singular indicative present indefinite of fen
Maltese
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Etymology
From Arabic فَنَك (fanak, “fennec fox”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.nɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɛnɛk
Noun
fenek m (plural fniek, paucal fenkiet, feminine fenka)
- rabbit
- 2014 November 16, “Toqtol fenek quddiem klassi sħiħa”, in NETnews.com.mt, archived from the original on 2020-11-01:
- Għalliema fl-istat Amerikan ta’ Idaho qed taffaċja l-possibilta’ ta’ azzjoni dixxiplinarja wara li qatlet fenek fil-klassi quddiem l-istudenti sekondarji.
- A teacher in the American state of Idaho is facing the possibility of disciplinary action after she killed a rabbit in class in front of high school students.
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Derived terms
- fenkata
See also
- liebru
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.nɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnɛk
- Syllabification: fe‧nek
Noun
fenek m anim
- fennec (Vulpes zerda)
Declension
Declension of fenek
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fenek | fenki |
| genitive | fenka | fenków |
| dative | fenkowi | fenkom |
| accusative | fenka | fenki |
| instrumental | fenkiem | fenkami |
| locative | fenku | fenkach |
| vocative | fenku | fenki |
Further reading
- fenek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fenek in Polish dictionaries at PWN