lelek

See also: lélek and лелек

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛlɛk]

Noun

lelek m anim

  1. nightjar

Declension
Declension of lelek (velar masculine animate reducible)
singular plural
nominative lelek lelci, lelkové
genitive lelka lelků
dative lelkovi, lelku lelkům
accusative lelka lelky
vocative lelku lelci, lelkové
locative lelkovi, lelku lelcích
instrumental lelkem lelky

Further reading
  • lelek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lelek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Hungarian

Etymology

lel (“to find”) +‎ -ek (personal suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛlɛk]
  • Hyphenation: le‧lek

Verb

lelek

  1. first-person singular indicative present indefinite of lel

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lelьkъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.lɛk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɛk
  • Syllabification: le‧lek

Noun

lelek m animal

  1. nightjar; any bird from the subfamily Caprimulginae
  2. Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

Declension
Declension of lelek
singular plural
nominative lelek lelki
genitive lelka lelków
dative lelkowi lelkom
accusative lelka lelki
instrumental lelkiem lelkami
locative lelku lelkach
vocative lelku lelki

Further reading
  • lelek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lelek in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Of imitative origin, possibly descending from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl, bark, lament”). See also German lullen, Ancient Greek λάλος (lálos), Albanian lule.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lêleːk/
  • Hyphenation: le‧lek

Noun

lȅlēk m (Cyrillic spelling ле̏ле̄к)

  1. wailing, weeping

Declension
Declension of lelek
singular
nominative lelek
genitive leleka
dative leleku
accusative lelek
vocative leleče
locative leleku
instrumental lelekom

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “650-51”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 650-51

Further reading
  • “lelek” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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