ženský

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Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ženský, from Proto-Slavic *ženьskъ. Equivalent to žena +‎ -ský.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ženský (comparative ženštější, superlative nejženštější)

  1. (grammar) feminine
    Coordinate terms: mužský, střední
    Mnohá česká slova jsou je ženského rodu.Many Czech words are of the feminine gender.
  2. female
    Antonym: mužský
    ženské pohlavífemale sex

Usage notes

  • "Female sex" is rendered as "samičí pohlaví" when referring to plants and non-human animals. See also samičí.

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • ženský in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ženský in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • ženský in Internetová jazyková příručka

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ženьskъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ženský

  1. female
    Antonym: mužský
  2. (grammar) feminine
    Coordinate terms: mužský, stredný

Declension

Further reading

  • ženský”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024