fuks

See also: füks and fu*ks

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Fuchs, Fugs, fuksch, fòcks, vucks

Etymology

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).

Noun

fuks m

1. (Formazza) fox

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fuchs. Doublet of puch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuks/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uks
• Syllabification: fuks

Noun

fuks m pers (female equivalent fuksica)

1. (obsolete) novice

   Synonym: nowicjusz

2. (university slang) fine arts freshman

Declension

Declension of fuks

	singular	plural
nominative	fuks	fuksowie/fuksy
genitive	fuksa	fuksów
dative	fuksowi	fuksom
accusative	fuksa	fuksów
instrumental	fuksem	fuksami
locative	fuksie	fuksach
vocative	fuksie	fuksowie/fuksy

Noun

fuks m animal

1. (horse racing) dark horse, underdog

   Synonym: czarny koń

Declension

Declension of fuks

	singular	plural
nominative	fuks	fuksy
genitive	fuksa	fuksów
dative	fuksowi	fuksom
accusative	fuksa	fuksy
instrumental	fuksem	fuksami
locative	fuksie	fuksach
vocative	fuksie	fuksy

Noun

fuks m inan

1. (colloquial) fluke (unexpected success)

   Synonyms: szczęście, łut szczęścia, fart

Declension

Declension of fuks

	singular	plural
nominative	fuks	fuksy
genitive	fuksu	fuksów
dative	fuksowi	fuksom
accusative	fuks	fuksy
instrumental	fuksem	fuksami
locative	fuksie	fuksach
vocative	fuksie	fuksy

Derived terms

adjective

• fuksiarski

 

nouns

• fuksiarz
• fuksica
• fuksówka

 

Further reading

• fuks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fuks in Polish dictionaries at PWN