жена

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See also: женя and Женя

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

Noun

жена (ženaf

  1. woman, lady, female
  2. wife, spouse
  3. charwoman, home help

Inflection

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

Noun

жена (ženaf (plural жени, diminutive женичка or женче)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension

Antonyms


Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

жена (ženaf

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension


Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn, whence English queen and gyno-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈna]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

жена́ (ženáf anim (genitive жены́, nominative plural жёны, genitive plural жён)

  1. wife
  2. (obsolete) woman

Declension

Derived terms


Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

жена (žena)

  1. woman
    Ту грає єдна жена і єден хлоп
    Tu hraje jedna žena i jeden xlop
    Here plays one woman and one man

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒěna/
  • Hyphenation: же‧на

Noun

жѐна f (Latin spelling žèna)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • жена” in Hrvatski jezični portal