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liška

/[ˈlɪʃka]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    fox, Vulpes, genus within the family Canidae
  2. 2.
    vixen, female fox
    • Zrovna tak to dělávala doma matka liška, když otec lišák přicházíval až pozdě k večeru domů s potrhanou kůží […]

      Mother vixen used to do it at home the same way, when father reynard came home with torn fur late in the evening […]

  3. 3.
    fox (fur)
    • […] dlouhosrsté výraznější kožešiny jako nutrie či modrá liška se používaly na zdobení kapes, na límce apod.

      […] more distinct long-hair furs such as coypu or blue fox were used to decorate pockets, collars, hems etc.

  4. 4.
    Urocyon^(WP WSp Commons), genus within the family Canidae
    • liška jezerní

      raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

    • liška japonská

      raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

    • liška mořská

      raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

  5. 5.
    chanterelle (Cantharellus), genus of fungi in the Cantharellaceae family
    • Poznaltě dle barvy a zápachu každou téměř jedlou houbu, ale zvláště hřiby, koloděje a lišky.

      He recognized almost every edible mushroom according to its colour and smell, especially boletes, lurid boletes and chanterelles.

  6. 6.
    fox (cunning person)
    • A přece byl Havlín — dej mu pánbůh nebe — mazaná liška.

      Yet, Havlín — God give him place in heaven — was a cunning fox.

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech liška, from Proto-Slavic *lišьka, from *lisъ. Nowadays form of the expression liška 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”). The fungus of the genus Cantharellus acquired the name due to the similar colour of their most popular species Cantharellus cibarius (compare Russian лиси́чка (lisíčka), Slovene lisička).

Forms

  • lišákmasculine
  • liščíadjective • relational
  • lištičkadiminutive
Nominative
Singular
liška
Plural
lišky
Genitive
Singular
lišky
Plural
lišek
Dative
Singular
lišce
Plural
liškám
Accusative
Singular
lišku
Plural
lišky
Vocative
Singular
liško
Plural
lišky
Locative
Singular
lišce
Plural
liškách
Instrumental
Singular
liškou
Plural
liškami

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