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lišák

/[ˈlɪʃaːk]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    male fox, reynard
    • Bystrouška byla docela spokojena a s lítostí vzpomínala na starého tátu lišáka, co se chudák časem nasháněl a nastaral, než přinesl starou kavku pro celou svou rodinu.

      Sharp-ears was quite satisfied and regretfully remembered the old father reynard, how much time he, poor one, used to spend before he brought an old jackdaw for all his family.

  2. 2.
    fox (a cunning person)
  3. 3.
    fungi of genus Hydnum, of in the family Hydnaceae

Synonyms & related words

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Etymology

From liška + -ák. It comes from Proto-Slavic *lisa, *lisъ. The modern form was probably also influenced by Proto-Slavic *lixъ (“bad”), maybe because the original word was taboo. Etymology of the expression *lisъ is not clear. It is often connected with Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa, Irish lois, Latin vulpes, Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs) (all meaning "fox") and Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśa, “a kind of jackal”).

Forms

  • liškafeminine
  • lišáckýadjective • relational
  • lišáčekdiminutive
Nominative
Singular
lišák
Plural
lišáci, lišáky
Genitive
Singular
lišáka, lišáku
Plural
lišáků
Dative
Singular
lišákovi, lišáku
Plural
lišákům
Accusative
Singular
lišáka, lišák
Plural
lišáky
Vocative
Singular
lišáku
Plural
lišáci, lišáky
Locative
Singular
lišákovi, lišáku
Plural
lišácích
Instrumental
Singular
lišákem
Plural
lišáky

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