šakal

See also: sakal and sakál

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schakal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃakal]
• Hyphenation: ša‧kal

Noun

šakal m anim

1. jackal

Declension

Declension of šakal

	singular	plural
nominative	šakal	šakalové, šakali
genitive	šakala	šakalů
dative	šakalovi, šakalu	šakalům
accusative	šakala	šakaly
vocative	šakale	šakalové, šakali
locative	šakalovi, šakalu	šakalech
instrumental	šakalem	šakaly

Further reading

• šakal in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• šakal in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Šakal

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال‎ (çakal), from Persian شغال‎ (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).

Doublet of čàgalj, directly borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃâkal/
• Hyphenation: ša‧kal

Noun

šȁkal m (Cyrillic spelling ша̏кал)

1. jackal
2. (derogatory) One who benefits from the work of others; jackal, vulture.

Declension

Declension of šakal

	singular	plural
nominative	šȁkal	šakali
genitive	šȁkala	šakala
dative	šakalu	šakalima
accusative	šakala	šakale
vocative	šakale	šakali
locative	šakalu	šakalima
instrumental	šakalom	šakalima

Synonyms

• (canid): čàgalj

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Ottoman Turkish چقال‎ (çakal), from Persian شغال‎ (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃakaɫ/

Noun

šakal m anim (genitive singular šakala, nominative plural šakaly, genitive plural šakalov)

1. jackal (animal)

Declension

Declension of šakal

	singular	plural
nominative	šakal	šakaly
genitive	šakala	šakalov
dative	šakalovi	šakalom
accusative	šakala	šakaly
locative	šakalovi	šakaloch
instrumental	šakalom	šakalami

Derived terms

• šakalí

Noun

šakal m anim (genitive singular šakala, nominative plural šakali, genitive plural šakalov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. jackal (person)

Declension

Declension of šakal

	singular	plural
nominative	šakal	šakali
genitive	šakala	šakalov
dative	šakalovi	šakalom
accusative	šakala	šakalov
locative	šakalovi	šakaloch
instrumental	šakalom	šakalami

Further reading

• šakal in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃakáːl/

Noun

šakȃl m anim

1. jackal

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	šakál
gen. sing.	šakála
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	šakál	šakála	šakáli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	šakála	šakálov	šakálov
dative (dajȃlnik)	šakálu	šakáloma	šakálom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	šakála	šakála	šakále
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	šakálu	šakálih	šakálih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	šakálom	šakáloma	šakáli

Further reading

• “šakal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran