fenek

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Czech

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fenek (Vulpes zerda)
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).[1]

Noun

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fenek m anim

  1. fennec (Vulpes zerda) [19th c.]
    Synonym: fenek berberský
    • 1982, Filip Jánský, Pevnost v poušti[1], Praha: Mladá fronta, page 97:
      Poblíž se kašlavě ozval probouzející se fenek, vychytralá lištička, a zase bylo ticho a klid, až náhle za vrstevnicí se začal pomalu vynořovat malý zástup jezdců na velbloudech.
      Coughing sounds of a waking fennec, cunnig little fox, were heard nearby, and then there was quiet and peace again, until suddenly a small swarm of riders on camels started slowly appearing from behind the horizon.
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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fenek

  1. genitive singular of fenka
    • 1984, Emma Jarošová, Dům u dvou skotíků[2], Zürich: Konfrontace, →ISBN, page 33:
      […] několik fenek právě kojilo svá štěňata […]
      […] several bitches were just milking their puppies […]

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “fenek”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 185

Further reading

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  • fenek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • fenek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Hungarian

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Etymology

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fen +‎ -ek

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛnɛk]
  • Hyphenation: fe‧nek

Verb

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fenek

  1. first-person singular indicative present indefinite of fen

Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَنَك (fanak, fennec fox).

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Noun

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fenek m (plural fniek, paucal fenkiet, feminine fenka)

  1. rabbit
    • 2014 November 16, “Toqtol fenek quddiem klassi sħiħa”, in NETnews.com.mt[3], archived from the original on 2020-11-01:
      Għalliema fl-istat Amerikan ta’ Idaho qed taffaċja l-possibilta’ ta’ azzjoni dixxiplinarja wara li qatlet fenek fil-klassi quddiem l-istudenti sekondarji.
      A teacher in the American state of Idaho is facing the possibility of disciplinary action after she killed a rabbit in class in front of high school students.

Derived terms

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See also

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Polish

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fenek

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.nɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɛk
  • Syllabification: fe‧nek

Noun

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fenek m animal

  1. fennec (Vulpes zerda)

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Further reading

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  • fenek in Polish dictionaries at PWN