žona

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

Noun

žona f (diminutive žonka)

  1. (literary) woman

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Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “žona”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “žona”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Žona z dźěsćomaj.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɔna/
  • Rhymes: -ɔna
  • Hyphenation: žo‧na
  • Syllabification: žo‧na

Noun

žona f

  1. woman
  2. married woman, wife

Declension

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