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manželka

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Czech

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Czech malženka. By surface analysis, manžel + -ka.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈmanʒɛlka]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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    manželka f (male equivalent manžel)

    1. wife
      Synonyms: choť, žena

    Declension

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    Coordinate terms

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    Czech family terms
    rodina (“family”) Male Female Neutral
    parent otec (“father”)
    nursery: táta
    matka (“mother”)
    nursery: máma
    rodič (“parent”)
    grandparent paternal dědeček (“paternal grandfather”)
    nursery: děda
    babička (“paternal grandmother”)
    nursery: bába
    prarodič (“grandparent”)
    maternal1 stařeček (“maternal grandfather”) stařenka (“maternal grandmother”)
    sibling bratr (“brother”) sestra (“sister”) sourozenec (“sibling”)
    cousin bratranec (“male cousin”) sestřenice (“female cousin”) –
    second cousin vlastník, bratránek (“male second cousin”) vlastnice, sestřenka (“female second cousin”) –
    child syn (“son”) dcera (“daughter”) dítě (“child”)
    grandchild vnuk (“grandson”) vnučka (“granddaughter”) vnouče (“grandchild”)
    parent's sibling paternal strýc (“paternal uncle”) strýna (“paternal aunt”)2 –
    maternal ujec (“maternal uncle”)2 teta (“maternal aunt”) –
    sibling's child synovec (“nephew”) neteř (“niece”) –
    spouse manžel (“husband”) manželka (“wife”) choť (“spouse”)
    spouse's parent tchán (“father-in-law”) tchyně (“mother-in-law”) –
    child's spouse zeť (“son-in-law”) snacha (“daughter-in-law”) –
    child's spouse's parent svat (“co-father-in-law”) svatka (“co-mother-in-law”) –
    sibling's spouse švagr (“sibilar brother-in-law”) švagrová (“sibilar sister-in-law”) –
    spouse's sibling3 marital deveř (“marital brother-in-law”) zelva (“marital sister-in-law”) –
    uxorial šír (“uxorial brother-in-law”) svěst (“uxorial sister-in-law”) –
    stepparent otčím (“stepfather”) macecha (“stepmother”) –
    stepchild pastorek (“stepson”) pastorkyně (“stepdaughter”) pastorče (“stepchild”)
    more distant: pra- (“grand- / once removed”)
    through a more distant ancestor: z druhého kolena (“second”)
    only through one parent: poloviční (“half-”)
    not blood relative: nevlastní (“step-”)

    1 Literary (the usual terms today are dědeček and babička).
    2 Literary (the usual terms today are strýc and teta).
    3 Obsolete (replaced by švagr and švagrová).

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    Slovak

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    Etymology

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      From manžel + -ka.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /manʒelka/, [ˈmanʒelka], [ˈman̠ʒelka]
      • Rhymes: -elka
      • Hyphenation: man‧žel‧ka

      Noun

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      manželka f (male equivalent manžel, diminutive manželôčka)

      1. wife
        Synonym: žena

      Declension

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      Declension of manželka
      (pattern žena)
      singularplural
      nominativemanželkamanželky
      genitivemanželkymanželiek
      dativemanželkemanželkám
      accusativemanželkumanželky
      locativemanželkemanželkách
      instrumentalmanželkoumanželkami

      Derived terms

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      Further reading

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      • “manželka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026