Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ženьskъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From *ženà +‎ *-ьskъ.[1]

Reconstruction notes

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The Polabian form *zensťĕ, which has not been attested, can be probably reconstructed by help of the forms zenă (woman) and ťünsťĕ from *kònьskъ.

Adjective

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*žènьskъ or *žènьskъjь

  1. female

Declension

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Accent paradigm b. According to the Dybo’s system, the form belongs to the accent type D.

Indefinite declension of *ženьskъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ženьskъ *ženьska *ženьsko
genitive *ženьska *ženьsky *ženьska
dative *ženьsku *ženьscě *ženьsku
accusative *ženьskъ *ženьskǫ *ženьsko
instrumental *ženьskomь *ženьskojǫ *ženьskomь
locative *ženьscě *ženьscě *ženьscě
vocative *ženьšče *ženьsko *ženьsko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ženьska *ženьscě *ženьscě
genitive *ženьsku *ženьsku *ženьsku
dative *ženьskoma *ženьskama *ženьskoma
accusative *ženьska *ženьscě *ženьscě
instrumental *ženьskoma *ženьskama *ženьskoma
locative *ženьsku *ženьsku *ženьsku
vocative *ženьska *ženьscě *ženьscě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ženьsci *ženьsky *ženьska
genitive *ženьskъ *ženьskъ *ženьskъ
dative *ženьskomъ *ženьskamъ *ženьskomъ
accusative *ženьsky *ženьsky *ženьska
instrumental *ženьsky *ženьskami *ženьsky
locative *ženьscěxъ *ženьskaxъ *ženьscěxъ
vocative *ženьsci *ženьsky *ženьska

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1963), “*ženьskъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), Проспект. Пробные статьи, Moscow: Nauka, page 92