zeleny

See also: Zeleny, zelený, and želeny

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• selény (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛlɛnɨ/

Adjective

zeleny (comparative zeleńšy, superlative nejzeleńšy)

1. green

Declension

Declension of zeleny

	singular					dual			plural
	masculine		neuter	feminine		virile	nonvirile		virile	nonvirile
	animate	inanimate
nominative vocative	zeleny		zelene	zelena		zelenej			zelene
genitive	zelenego zeleneg¹			zeleneje zelenej¹		zeleneju			zelenych
dative	zelenemu zelenem¹			zelenej		zelenyma			zelenym
accusative	zelenego zeleneg¹	zeleny	zelene	zelenu		zeleneju	zelenej		zelene, zelenych	zelene
instrumental	zelenym			zeleneju zelenej¹		zelenyma			zelenymi
locative	zelenem zelenym²			zelenej		zelenyma			zelenych

¹ poetic, colloquial
² obsolete, dialectal

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “zeleny”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “zeleny”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.lɛ.nɨ/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɛnɨ
• Syllabification: ze‧le‧ny

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.

Adjective

zeleny (comparative zeleniši, superlative najzeleniši, absolute superlative nanajzeleniši, excessive přezeleny, derived adverb zelenje)

1. green

Declension

Declension of zeleny

	singular				dual		plural
	masculine		neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile	virile	nonvirile
	personal/animal	inanimate
nominative, vocative	zeleny		zelene	zelena	zelenaj	zelenej	zeleni	zelene
genitive	zeleneho zelenoh¹			zeleneje	zeleneju		zelenych
dative	zelenemu zelenom¹			zelenej	zelenymaj		zelenym
accusative	zeleneho zelenoh¹	zeleny	zelene	zelenu	zeleneju	zelenej	zelenych	zelene
instrumental	zelenym			zelenej	zelenymaj		zelenymi
locative							zelenych

¹ Poetic or colloquial.

Derived terms

adjectives

• bronzozeleny
• ćmowozeleny
• dźěleny
• jasnozeleny
• njewobdźěleny
• oliwozeleny
• přecozeleny
• žabozeleny

nouns

• zelenk
• zelenka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

zeleny

1. past passive participle of zelić

Declension

Declension of zeleny

	singular				dual		plural
	masculine		neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile	virile	nonvirile
	personal/animal	inanimate
nominative, vocative	zeleny		zelene	zelena	zelenaj	zelenej	zeleni	zelene
genitive	zeleneho zelenoh¹			zeleneje	zeleneju		zelenych
dative	zelenemu zelenom¹			zelenej	zelenymaj		zelenym
accusative	zeleneho zelenoh¹	zeleny	zelene	zelenu	zeleneju	zelenej	zelenych	zelene
instrumental	zelenym			zelenej	zelenymaj		zelenymi
locative							zelenych

¹ Poetic or colloquial.

Further reading

• “zeleny”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
• “zeleny” in Soblex