жена
Bulgarian
    
    Etymology
    
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic жена (žena), from Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ʒeˈna]
Usage notes
    
- The vocative жено (ženo) is considered vulgar and is therefore generally avoided.
Declension
    
References
    
- жена in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- жена in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “жена”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 536
Macedonian
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈʒɛna]
- Audio - (file) 
- Hyphenation: же‧на
Noun
    
жена • (žena) f (plural жени, related adjective женски, diminutive женичка or женче, augmentative жениште or женетина)
Declension
    
Antonyms
    
- маж m (maž)
Derived terms
    
- едноженство n (ednoženstvo)
- жени impf (ženi)
- женидба f (ženidba)
- женица f (ženica)
- женичка f (ženička)
- жениште n (ženište)
- женка f (ženka)
- женкар m (ženkar)
- женкарство n (ženkarstvo)
- женска f (ženska)
- женскар m (ženskar)
- женски (ženski)
- женско n (žensko)
- женсковина f (ženskovina)
- женскост f (ženskost)
- женскотија f (ženskotija)
- женствен (ženstven)
- женственост f (ženstvenost)
- женче n (ženče)
- женчуле n (ženčule)
- женчуленце n (ženčulence)
- многуженство n (mnoguženstvo)
- ожени pf (oženi)
- прежени pf (preženi)
- преженува impf (preženuva)
- прожени pf (proženi)
- се жени impf (se ženi)
- се ожени pf (se oženi)
- се прежени pf (se preženi)
- се преженува impf (se preženuva)
- се прожени pf (se proženi)
Old Church Slavonic
    
    Alternative forms
    
- Glagolitic: ⰶⰵⱀⰰ (žena)
Etymology
    
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Declension
    
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | жена žena | женѣ ženě | женꙑ ženy | 
| Accusative | женѫ ženǫ | женѣ ženě | женꙑ ženy | 
| Genitive | женꙑ ženy | женоу ženu | женъ ženŭ | 
| Locative | женѣ ženě | женоу ženu | женахъ ženaxŭ | 
| Dative | женѣ ženě | женама ženama | женамъ ženamŭ | 
| Instrumental | женоѭ ženojǫ | женама ženama | женами ženami | 
| Vocative | жено ženo | женѣ ženě | женꙑ ženy | 
See also
    
| отьчьство (otĭčĭstvo, “family”) | Male | Female | 
|---|---|---|
| parent родител҄ь (roditelʹĭ) | отьць (otĭcĭ), авва (avva, “father”) | мати (mati, “mother”) | 
| sibling | братръ (bratrŭ, “brother”) | сестра (sestra, “sister”) | 
| child | сꙑнъ (synŭ, “son”) | дъщи (dŭšti, “daughter”) | 
| grandparent | дѣдъ (dědŭ, “grandfather”) | баба (baba, “grandmother”) | 
| grandchild | въноукъ (vŭnukŭ, “grandson”) | – (“granddaughter”) | 
| great-grandparent | прѣдѣдъ (prědědŭ, “great-grandfather”) | – (“great-grandmother”) | 
| mother's sibling | оуи (ui, “maternal uncle”) | – (“maternal aunt”) | 
| sibling's child | братанъ (bratanŭ), сꙑновь (synovĭ), сꙑновьць (synovĭcĭ, “nephew”) | братана (bratana, “niece”) | 
| cousin | братоучѧдъ (bratučędŭ, “male cousin”) | братоучѧда (bratučęda, “female cousin”) | 
| spouse | мѫжь (mǫžĭ), чрьтожьникъ (črĭtožĭnikŭ), малъженъ (malŭženŭ, “husband”) | жена (žena), чрьтожьница (črĭtožĭnica), съложь (sŭložĭ, “wife”) | 
| parent of wife | тьсть (tĭstĭ, “father-in-law (wife's father)”) | тьща (tĭšta, “mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) | 
| parent of husband | свекръ (svekrŭ, “father-in-law (husband's father)”) | свекрꙑ (svekry, “mother-in-law (husband's father)”) | 
| spouse of child | зѧть (zętĭ, “son-in-law (daughter's husband)”) | снъха (snŭxa, “daughter-in-law (son's wife)”) | 
| spouse of husband's brother | – | етрꙑ (etry), кѫпетра (kǫpetra, “sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”) | 
| stepchild | пасторъкъ (pastorŭkŭ, “stepson”) | – (“stepdaughter”) | 
Old East Slavic
    

Etymology
    
From Proto-Slavic *žena.
Pronunciation
    
Declension
    
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | жена žena | женѣ ženě | женꙑ ženy | 
| Genitive | женꙑ ženy | жену ženu | женъ ženŭ | 
| Dative | женѣ ženě | женама ženama | женамъ ženamŭ | 
| Accusative | женѫ ženǫ | женѣ ženě | женꙑ ženy | 
| Instrumental | женоѭ ženojǫ | женама ženama | женами ženami | 
| Locative | женѣ ženě | жену ženu | женахъ ženaxŭ | 
| Vocative | жено ženo | женѣ ženě | женꙑ ženy | 
Descendants
    
References
    
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “жена”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 857
Russian
    
    Etymology
    
Inherited from Old East Slavic жена (žena), from Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn, whence English queen and gyno-.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ʐɨˈna]
- Audio - (file) 
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
    
жена́ • (žená) f anim (genitive жены́, nominative plural жёны, genitive plural жён, diminutive жёнушка or жену́ля or жену́лька)
Declension
    
Rusyn
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Noun
    
жена • (žena)
- 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
Declension
    
References
    
- “жена” in Hrvatski jezični portal