fuks

See also: füks

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).

Noun

fuks m

  1. (Formazza) fox

References
  • “fuks” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fuks/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

fuks m inan

  1. (colloquial) an unexpected success, a fluke

Declension
declension of fuks
singular plural
nominative fuks fuksy
genitive fuksa fuksów
dative fuksowi fuksom
accusative fuks fuksy
instrumental fuksem fuksami
locative fuksie fuksach
vocative fuksie fuksy

Synonyms

Further reading
  • fuks in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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