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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic жонка (žonka), equivalent to жона́ (žoná) + -ка (-ka). Cognate to Belarusian жо́нка (žónka).
Pronunciation
Noun
жі́нка • (žínka) f pers (genitive жі́нки, nominative plural жінки́, genitive plural жіно́к, diminutive жі́ночка)
- woman
- Antonyms: чолові́к (čolovík), (dated) муж (muž)
- Тобі́ дзвони́ла яка́сь жі́нка ― Tobí dzvonýla jakásʹ žínka ― Some woman called you.
- wife
- Synonyms: дружи́на (družýna), (spouse) супру́га (suprúha)
- Antonyms: чолові́к (čolovík), муж (muž), (spouse) супру́г (suprúh)
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