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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ženьskъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *ženà + *-ьskъ.
Reconstruction notes
The Polabian form *zensťĕ, which has not been attested, can be probably reconstructed by help of the forms zenă (“woman”) and ťünsťĕ from *kònьskъ.
Adjective
*žènьskъ or *žènьskъjь
- female
Declension
Accent paradigm b. According to the Dybo’s system, the form belongs to the accent type D.
Indefinite declension of *ženьskъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ženьskъ | *ženьska | *ženьsko |
| Accusative | *ženьskъ | *ženьskǫ | *ženьsko |
| Genitive | *ženьska | *ženьsky | *ženьska |
| Locative | *ženьskě | *ženьskě | *ženьskě |
| Dative | *ženьsku | *ženьskě | *ženьsku |
| Instrumental | *ženьskomь | *ženьskojǫ | *ženьskomь |
| Vocative | *ženьske | *ženьsko | *ženьsko |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ženьska | *ženьskě | *ženьskě |
| Accusative | *ženьska | *ženьskě | *ženьskě |
| Genitive | *ženьsku | *ženьsku | *ženьsku |
| Locative | *ženьsku | *ženьsku | *ženьsku |
| Dative | *ženьskoma | *ženьskama | *ženьskoma |
| Instrumental | *ženьskoma | *ženьskama | *ženьskoma |
| Vocative | *ženьska | *ženьskě | *ženьskě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ženьski | *ženьsky | *ženьska |
| Accusative | *ženьsky | *ženьsky | *ženьska |
| Genitive | *ženьskъ | *ženьskъ | *ženьskъ |
| Locative | *ženьskěxъ | *ženьskaxъ | *ženьskěxъ |
| Dative | *ženьskomъ | *ženьskamъ | *ženьskomъ |
| Instrumental | *ženьsky | *ženьskami | *ženьsky |
| Vocative | *ženьski | *ženьsky | *ženьska |
Definite declension of *ženьskъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ženьskъjь | *ženьskaja | *ženьskoje |
| Accusative | *ženьskъjь | *ženьskǫjǫ | *ženьskoje |
| Genitive | *ženьskajego | *ženьskyję | *ženьskajego |
| Locative | *ženьskějemь | *ženьskěji | *ženьskějemь |
| Dative | *ženьskujemu | *ženьskěji | *ženьskujemu |
| Instrumental | *ženьskyjimi | *ženьskǫjǫ | *ženьskyjimi |
| Vocative | *ženьskъjь | *ženьskaja | *ženьskoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ženьskaja | *ženьskěji | *ženьskěji |
| Accusative | *ženьskaja | *ženьskěji | *ženьskěji |
| Genitive | *ženьskuju | *ženьskuju | *ženьskuju |
| Locative | *ženьskuju | *ženьskuju | *ženьskuju |
| Dative | *ženьskyjima | *ženьskyjima | *ženьskyjima |
| Instrumental | *ženьskyjima | *ženьskyjima | *ženьskyjima |
| Vocative | *ženьskaja | *ženьskěji | *ženьskěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ženьskiji | *ženьskyję | *ženьskaja |
| Accusative | *ženьskyję | *ženьskyję | *ženьskaja |
| Genitive | *ženьskъjixъ | *ženьskъjixъ | *ženьskъjixъ |
| Locative | *ženьskyjixъ | *ženьskyjixъ | *ženьskyjixъ |
| Dative | *ženьskyjimъ | *ženьskyjimъ | *ženьskyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *ženьskyjimi | *ženьskyjimi | *ženьskyjimi |
| Vocative | *ženьskiji | *ženьskyję | *ženьskaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: же́нскꙑи (žénskyi)
- Russian: же́нский (žénskij)
- Old East Slavic: же́нскꙑи (žénskyi)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: же́нски (žénski)
- Macedonian: женски (ženski)
- Old Croatian: z̀ênskiy
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: жѐнскӣ
- Latin: žènskī
- Slovene: žẹ́nski (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: ženský
- Polabian: *zensťĕ
- Polish: żeński