жона

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Carpathian Rusyn

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian жона (žona), from Old East Slavic жена (žena), from Proto-Slavic *žena.

Noun

жона́ (žonáf

  1. wife
    Каріє́ра му цімбо́р, жона́ тай люба́ска.
    Karijéra mu cimbór, žoná taj ljubáska.
    For him a career is a friend, wife and mistress.
  2. woman

Declension

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ruthenian жона (žona), rom Old East Slavic жена (žena), from Proto-Slavic *žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

Noun

жона́ (žonáf pers (genitive жони́, nominative plural жо́ни, genitive plural жон)

  1. (dialectal or folk poetic) woman
    Synonym: (more common) жі́нка (žínka)
  2. (dialectal or folk poetic) wife
    Synonyms: (more common) дружи́на (družýna), (more common) жі́нка (žínka)

Declension

Declension of жона́
(pers hard fem-form accent-d)
singular plural
nominative жона́
žoná
жо́ни
žóny
genitive жони́
žoný
жон
žon
dative жоні́
žoní
жо́нам
žónam
accusative жону́
žonú
жон
žon
instrumental жоно́ю
žonóju
жо́нами
žónamy
locative жоні́
žoní
жо́нах
žónax
vocative жо́но
žóno
жо́ни
žóny

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