žen

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "zen"

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

žen

  1. genitive plural of žena

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʒɛn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈʒɛn/

Etymology 1

Noun

žen f

  1. harvest
    v čas žni ― at the harvest time
Declension
Declension of žen (i-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative žen žni žni
genitive žni žňú žní
dative žni ženma žnem
accusative žen žni žni
vocative žni žni žni
locative žni žňú žnech
instrumental žňú ženma ženmi
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
  • Czech: žeň

Etymology 2

Noun

žen

  1. genitive plural of žena

Further reading

Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *tzeni, from Proto-Zapotecan *tzeni.

Noun

žen

  1. smoke

References

  • Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎ (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 314
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