žeńska
See also: żeńska, ženska, ženská, and żeńską
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Substantivized from the adjective žeński (“female”), from Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒɛnʲska/
Noun
žeńska f (diminutive žeńscycka)
- woman
- wife
Declension
- Noun-like declension
Declension of žeńska
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | žeńska | žeńsce | žeński |
| Genitive | žeński | žeńskowu | žeńskow |
| Dative | žeńsce | žeńskoma | žeńskam |
| Accusative | žeńsku | žeńsce | žeński |
| Instrumental | žeńsku | žeńskoma | žeńskami |
| Locative | žeńsce | žeńskoma | žeńskach |
- Adjective-like declension
Declension of žeńska
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | žeńska | žeńskej | žeńske |
| Genitive | žeńskeje | žeńskeju | žeńskich |
| Dative | žeńskej | žeńskima | žeńskim |
| Accusative | žeńsku | žeńskej | žeńske |
| Instrumental | žeńskeju | žeńskima | žeńskimi |
| Locative | žeńskej | žeńskima | žeńskich |
Synonyms
- žona (literary)
Coordinate terms
- muski (“man”)
- cłowjek (“husband”)
Derived terms
- žeńscynka
- žeńscyny
- žeńskaŕ
- žeńskecy
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “žeńska”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “žeńska”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag