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жена

жена

See also: женя and Женя

Bulgarian

Noun

жена (žená) f

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

Inflection


Macedonian

Etymology

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

Noun

жена (žena) f (plural жени)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension


Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žena (žena), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

жена (žena) f

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension


Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈna]

Noun

жена́ (žená) f anim (genitive жены́, nominative plural жёны, genitive plural жён)

  1. wife
  2. (obsolete) woman

Declension

Derived terms


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žena, 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