žena
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒɛna]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: že‧na
- Rhymes: -ɛna
Etymology 1
From Old Czech žena, from Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Noun
žena f
- woman
- Antonym: muž
- wife
- Synonyms: manželka, choť
- Antonyms: manžel, muž
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žena | ženy |
| genitive | ženy | žen |
| dative | ženě | ženám |
| accusative | ženu | ženy |
| vocative | ženo | ženy |
| locative | ženě | ženách |
| instrumental | ženou | ženami |
Derived terms
- ženský m
- ženatý m
- oženit
- oženit se
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
žena
- masculine singular present transgressive of hnát
Further reading
- žena in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- žena in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- žena in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒɛna/
Noun
žena f
- woman
- wife
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | žena | ženě | ženy |
| genitive | ženy | ženú (ženou) | žen |
| dative | ženě | ženama, ženoma | ženám |
| accusative | ženu | ženě | ženy |
| vocative | ženo | ženě | ženy |
| locative | ženě | ženú (ženou) | ženách |
| instrumental | ženú (ženou) | ženama, ženoma | ženami |
Descendants
- Czech: žena
Further reading
- “žena”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒěna/
- Hyphenation: že‧na
Noun
žèna f (Cyrillic spelling жѐна)
- woman
- wife
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žèna | žène |
| genitive | žènē | žénā |
| dative | žèni | žènama |
| accusative | žènu | žène |
| vocative | žȅno | žȅne |
| locative | žèni | žènama |
| instrumental | žènōm | žènama |
Derived terms
- žèniti
- žènskī
References
- “žena” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒěːnḁ/
Noun
žena f
- woman
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žena | žene |
| genitive | žene | žen, ženi |
| dative | ženu | ženami, ženi |
| accusative | ženu | žene |
| locative | ženu | žene |
| instrumental | ženom | ženami, ženi |
References
- Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒena]
Noun
žena f (genitive singular ženy, nominative plural ženy, genitive plural žien, declension pattern of žena)
- woman
- wife
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žena | ženy |
| genitive | ženy | žien |
| dative | žene | ženám |
| accusative | ženu | ženy |
| locative | žene | ženách |
| instrumental | ženou | ženami |
Related terms
- ženský
- ženská f
- žensky
- ženskosť, ženstvo
- ženatý
- oženiť
- oženiť sa
References
- žena in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɛ̀ːna/
Noun
žéna f
- wife
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | žêna | ||
| gen. sing. | žêne | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | žêna | žêni | žêne |
| accusative | žêno | žêni | žêne |
| genitive | žêne | žên | žên |
| dative | žêni | žênama | žênam |
| locative | žêni | žênah | žênah |
| instrumental | žêno | žênama | žênami |
| Feminine, a-stem, mobile accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | žêna | ||
| gen. sing. | žené | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | žêna | žené | žené |
| accusative | ženó | žené | žené |
| genitive | žené | žená | žená |
| dative | žêni | ženáma | ženàm |
| locative | žêni | ženàh | ženàh |
| instrumental | ženó | ženáma | ženámi |
See also
- móž
- ženska
- žalik žena
Further reading
- “žena”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran