English Pronunciation IPA: /'hɛʤhɒg/ Noun hedgehog small mammal characterized by its spiny back and by its habit of rolling itself into a ball when attacked. Synonym urchin (archaic) Translations Albanian: iriqi Basque: triku Belarussian: вожык Breton: heureuchin Bulgarian: таралеж (taralež) Catalan: eriçó Croatian: jež Czech: ježek Danish: pindsvin Dutch: egel m, stekelvarken n Esperanto: erinaco Estonian: siil Faroese: tindasvín Finnish: siili French: hérisson m Frisian: stikelbaarch Friulian: riç Gallegan: ourizo German: Igel m Greek: σκατζόχοιρος Hungarian: sün Icelandic: broddgöltur Indonesian: Irish: gráinneog Italian: riccio m Ladin: igl Latin: Erinaceus europaeus Latvian: ezis Lithuanian: ežys Lower Sorbian: jež Macedonian: еж (ež) Maltese: qanfud Norwegian: piggsvin, pinnsvin Occitan: eriç, eriçon Polish: jeż Portuguese: ouriço Romanian: arici Romansh: erizun Romany: arichi m Russian: ёж (jož) Sami: biikagoašku Sardinian: arritzoni (de matta), grixoni, berittu Scottish: gràineag Serbian: jеж (jež) Slovak: jež Slovenian: jež Spanish: erizo m Swedish: igelkott Turkish: kirpi Ukrainian: їжак (ižak) Upper Sorbian: jěž, jěžik Welsh: draenog See also