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jeż.

hedgehog (small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjɛʂ//ˈjeʂ/Middle, Polish
  1. hedgehog (small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae)

    animal-not-person · countable · masculine
  2. buzz cut, crew cut (short, spiky hair)

    animal-not-person · masculine · uncountable
  3. loosener (agricultural tool for loosening soil)

    animal-not-person · countable · masculine
  4. Czech hedgehog (portable barrier made of perpendicular beams intersecting each other and braided with wire)

    animal-not-person · countable · masculine
  5. covers (sheaves of straw used to cover an under-roof and corners fastened with an upwards spike and cut evenly at the bottom)

    animal-not-person · in-plural · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰ-y-ós~*h₁eǵʰ-i-s Proto-Balto-Slavic *eźjás Proto-Slavic *ežь Old Polish jeż Polish jeż Inherited from Old Polish jeż.

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