See also: женя and жена

Russian edit

Etymology edit

From the stressed syllable ге́н (gén), with /ɡʲ//ʒ/ by the Slavic first palatalization, + (-ja).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐɛnʲə]
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Proper noun edit

Же́ня (Žénjam anim or f anim (genitive Же́ни, nominative plural Же́ни, genitive plural Жень)

  1. a diminutive, Zhenya, of the male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij), equivalent to English Gene or Genie
  2. a diminutive, Zhenya, of the female given name Евге́ния (Jevgénija), equivalent to English Genie

Declension edit