jelen

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *elenь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-en-i-, which is often being connected with *h₁el- (“yellow-brown”). Its Slavic cognates are Polish jeleń (“deer”) or Russian оле́нь (olénʹ, “deer”), other Indo-European cognates are Lithuanian élnis or álnis (“deer”), Old Irish elit (“roe deer”), Welsh elain (“hind”), Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”) and Armenian եղն (ełn, “hind”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlɛn/
• Rhymes: -lɛn, -ɛlɛn
• Hyphenation: je‧len

Noun

jelen m anim

1. deer
2. stag (male deer)

References

Further reading

• jelen in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• jelen in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛlɛn]

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• Hyphenation: je‧len

Etymology 1

Lexicalized form of jel (“characteristic, distinguishing mark”) + -en (“adverbial suffix”).

Etymology 2

Derived from the compound noun jelenkor (“the present time, our age”).

Etymology 3

jel +‎ -en

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)elenь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jělen/
• Hyphenation: je‧len

Noun

jèlen m (Cyrillic spelling јѐлен)

1. male deer, buck, stag

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)elenь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ̀ːlɛn/
• Tonal orthography: jélen

Noun

jêlen m anim (genitive jeléna, nominative plural jeléni)

1. deer (the animal)