zajac

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zajęcь, *zajьcь.

zàjac m (Cyrillic spelling за̀јац)

1. (regional, Kajkavian) (regional, Torlakian) hare, rabbit

• zȇc (зец)

From Proto-Slavic *zajęcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓˀjinkas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰó(h₂)yinkos.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzajat͡s]

zajac m animal (related adjective zajačí)

1. hare

• zajačica
• zajačik

• “zajac”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zàję̄cь.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzajat͡s/
• Rhymes: -ajat͡s
• Hyphenation: za‧jac
• Syllabification: za‧jac

zajac m animal (feminine zaječica, diminutive zaječk)

1. (zoology) hare

   Synonym: (jocular) wuchač

   • 1999, Serbske Nowiny, Sept-16-1999, quoted from corpus uni-leipzig.de: Wortschatz.de

     Lětsa sym dotal jeničkeho (snano poslednjeho) zajaca wokoło Ralbic widźał, sornu hišće ani jeničku.

     So far this year I have seen the only (perhaps the last) hare around Ralbitz, and not a single deer.

• “zajac” in Soblex