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Webster 1913 Edition
Zona
‖
Zo′na
,Noun.
pl.
Zonae
. [L., a girdle. See
Zone
.] A zone or band; a layer.
Zona pellucida
. [NL.]
(Biol.)
(a)
The outer transparent layer, or envelope, of the ovum. It is a more or less elastic membrane with radiating striae, and corresponds to the cell wall of an ordinary cell. See
Ovum
, and Illust. of Microscope
. (b)
The zona radiata.
– Zona radiata
[NL.]
(Biol.)
, a radiately striated membrane situated next the yolk of an ovum, or separated from it by a very delicate membrane only.
Definition 2024
žona
žona
Lower Sorbian
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
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Noun
žona f
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 |