fígeľ

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish figiel[1]. Cognate with Czech fígl[1], Ukrainian фі́гель (fíhelʹ).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈfiːɡeʎ]

Noun

fígeľ m inan (diminutive fíglik)

  1. trick, prank, joke, fooling around
    Synonyms: žart, psina, pletka, vtip, anekdota
    vystrájať fígľe ― to play tricks
  2. trick, ruse, scam, deception, subterfuge, cunning, sleight
    Synonyms: úskok, lesť, podvod, švindeľ, podfuk
  3. cunning, keenness, shrewdness, quick-wittedness
    Synonyms: bystrosť, dôvtip, dômysel, bystrota, vtipnosť, dômyselnosť, ostrovtip
  4. intelligence, wit, brightness
    Synonyms: šibalstvo, figliarstvo, huncútstvo, lapajstvo, šantivosť, zbojstvo

Declension
Declension of fígeľ
singular plural
nominative fígeľ fígle
genitive fígľa fígľov
dative fígľu fígľom
accusative fígeľ fígle
locative fígli fígľoch
instrumental fígľom fígľami

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “figiel”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 121

Further reading
  • fígeľ in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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