ženski

See also: żeński

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ženьskъ. Compare Czech ženský.

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ʒěnskiː/
• (adverb) IPA^(key): /ʒěnski/

Adjective

žènskī (Cyrillic spelling жѐнскӣ)

1. (relational) woman or women
2. female (of the sex that produces the larger gametes)
3. (grammar) feminine
4. (electronics) female (having a receptive socket)

Declension

Declension of ženski

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		ženski	ženska	žensko
genitive		ženskog(a)	ženske	ženskog(a)
dative		ženskom(u/e)	ženskoj	ženskom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	ženski ženskog(a)	žensku	žensko
vocative		ženski	ženska	žensko
locative		ženskom(e/u)	ženskoj	ženskom(e/u)
instrumental		ženskim	ženskom	ženskim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		ženski	ženske	ženska
genitive		ženskih	ženskih	ženskih
dative		ženskim(a)	ženskim(a)	ženskim(a)
accusative		ženske	ženske	ženska
vocative		ženski	ženske	ženska
locative		ženskim(a)	ženskim(a)	ženskim(a)
instrumental		ženskim(a)	ženskim(a)	ženskim(a)

Adverb

žènski (Cyrillic spelling жѐнски)

1. in the manner of woman, in a female or feminine way, femininely

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *ženьskъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒèːnski/

Adjective

žẹ́nski (comparative bȍlj žẹ́nski, superlative nȁjbolj žẹ́nski)

1. female
2. (grammar) feminine gender

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	žénski	žénska	žénsko
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	žénski	žénska	žénsko
genitive	žénskega	žénske	žénskega
dative	žénskemu	žénski	žénskemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	žénsko	žénsko
locative	žénskem	žénski	žénskem
instrumental	žénskim	žénsko	žénskim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	žénska	žénski	žénski
genitive	žénskih	žénskih	žénskih
dative	žénskima	žénskima	žénskima
accusative	žénska	žénski	žénski
locative	žénskih	žénskih	žénskih
instrumental	žénskima	žénskima	žénskima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	žénski	žénske	žénska
genitive	žénskih	žénskih	žénskih
dative	žénskim	žénskim	žénskim
accusative	žénske	žénske	žénska
locative	žénskih	žénskih	žénskih
instrumental	žénskimi	žénskimi	žénskimi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ženski

1. inflection of ženska:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Further reading

• “ženski”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025