paní

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pani"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech paní, from Proto-Slavic *gъpanьji. By surface analysis, pán +‎ -í.

Pronunciation

Noun

paní f (male equivalent pán)

  1. Mrs
    paní Nováková ― Mrs Nováková (see also -ová)
  2. woman, lady
    Znáš tamtu paní? ― Do you know that lady?
  3. wife
    Přišel i se svou paní. ― He came together with his wife.

Declension

Declension of paní (soft feminine adjectival)
singular plural
nominative paní paní
genitive paní paní
dative paní paním
accusative paní paní
vocative paní paní
locative paní paních
instrumental paní paními

See also

Further reading

  • “paní”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “paní”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “paní”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Kambera

Etymology

From pa- +‎ ní.

Verb

paní

  1. (transitive) to tell

References

  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 200

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъpanьji. By surface analysis, pán +‎ -í.

Noun

paní f

  1. woman, lady
  2. mistress
Declension
Declension of paní (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative paní paní panie
genitive panie paňú paní
dative paní paniema paniem
accusative paňú paní panie
vocative paní paní panie
locative paní paňú paniech
instrumental paňú paniema paniemi
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
  • Czech: paní

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъpanьjь. By surface analysis, pán +‎ -í.

Adjective

paní (short páň)

  1. belonging to the lord, aristocratic, lordly
    páň člověk / páně země / oko páňe / cěsty páně ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
  • The indeclinable form páně can be found already in the 14th century.
Declension
Declension of paní (soft)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative paní panie panie
genitive panieho panie panieho
dative paniemu paní, paniej paniemu
accusative panieho, paní paňú panie
locative paniem paní, paniej paniem
instrumental paním paňú paním
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative panie paní, paniej
genitive paňú
dative paníma
accusative panie paní, paniej
locative paňú
instrumental paníma
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative paní panie panie
genitive paních
dative paním
accusative panie panie
locative paních
instrumental paními
Descendants
  • Czech: páně (from the short form, indeclinable)

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