ёж

See also: -ёж, еж, and -еж

Russian

Ёж

Alternative forms

• ёжъ (jož) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ežь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɵʂ]

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Noun

ёж • (jož) m anim or m inan (genitive ежа́, nominative plural ежи́, genitive plural еже́й, feminine ежи́ха, relational adjective ежо́вый, diminutive ёжик)

1. (animate) hedgehog (animal)
2. (inanimate) hedgehog (military barricade)

Declension

Declension of ёж (bian masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ёж jóž	ежи́ ježí
genitive	ежа́ ježá	еже́й ježéj
dative	ежу́ ježú	ежа́м ježám
accusative animate inanimate	ежа́ ježá	еже́й ježéj
	ёж jóž	ежи́ ježí
instrumental	ежо́м ježóm	ежа́ми ježámi
prepositional	еже́ ježé	ежа́х ježáx

Derived terms

• ежи́ный (ježínyj)
• ежу́ поня́тно (ježú ponjátno)
• морско́й ёж (morskój jóž)
• противота́нковый ёж (protivotánkovyj jóž)

Related terms

• ежеви́ка (ježevíka)

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ёж (jož).

Noun

ёж • (yozh)

1. hedgehog (Erinaceinae gen.)