žona
See also: zona, zóna, zonă, żona, żoną, and zoną
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒɔna/
Noun
žona f (diminutive žonka)
- (literary) woman
Declension
Declension of žona
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | žona | žonje | žony |
| Genitive | žony | žonowu | žonow |
| Dative | žonje | žonoma | žonam |
| Accusative | žonu | žonje | žony |
| Instrumental | žonu | žonoma | žonami |
| Locative | žonje | žonoma | žonach |
Synonyms
- žeńska (more common term)
Derived terms
- žoncycka
- žoncyny
- žoniny
- žonisko
- žonišćo
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “žona”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “žona”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Noun
žona f
- woman
Declension
Declension of žona
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | žona | žonje | žony |
| Genitive | žony | žonow | žonow |
| Dative | žonje | žonomaj | žonam |
| Accusative | žonu | žonje | žony |
| Instrumental | žonu | žonomaj | žonami |
| Locative | žonje | žonomaj | žonach |
| Vocative | žona | žonje | žony |