Ježíšek

Czech

Etymology

From Ježíš (“Jesus”) +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛʒiːʃɛk]

Proper noun

Ježíšek m anim (related adjective Ježíškův)

1. the Christ child; a representation of Baby Jesus who traditionally is seen as a gift-giver at Christmas in the Czech Republic

Declension

Declension of Ježíšek (sg-only velar masculine animate reducible)

	singular
nominative	Ježíšek
genitive	Ježíška
dative	Ježíškovi, Ježíšku
accusative	Ježíška
vocative	Ježíšku
locative	Ježíškovi, Ježíšku
instrumental	Ježíškem

Further reading

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