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

Etymology

From *ženà +‎ *-ьskъ.[1]

Reconstruction notes

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

*žènьskъ or *žènьskъjь

  1. female

Declension

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
Definite declension of *ženьskъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ženьskъjь *ženьskaja *ženьskoje
genitive *ženьskajego *ženьskyję̇ *ženьskajego
dative *ženьskujemu *ženьscěji *ženьskujemu
accusative *ženьskъjь *ženьskǫjǫ *ženьskoje
instrumental *ženьskyjimь *ženьskǫjǫ *ženьskyjimь
locative *ženьscějemь *ženьscěji *ženьscějemь
vocative *ženьskъjь *ženьskaja *ženьskoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ženьskaja *ženьscěji *ženьscěji
genitive *ženьskuju *ženьskuju *ženьskuju
dative *ženьskyjima *ženьskyjima *ženьskyjima
accusative *ženьskaja *ženьscěji *ženьscěji
instrumental *ženьskyjima *ženьskyjima *ženьskyjima
locative *ženьskuju *ženьskuju *ženьskuju
vocative *ženьskaja *ženьscěji *ženьscěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ženьsciji *ženьskyję̇ *ženьskaja
genitive *ženьskъjixъ *ženьskъjixъ *ženьskъjixъ
dative *ženьskyjimъ *ženьskyjimъ *ženьskyjimъ
accusative *ženьskyję̇ *ženьskyję̇ *ženьskaja
instrumental *ženьskyjimi *ženьskyjimi *ženьskyjimi
locative *ženьskyjixъ *ženьskyjixъ *ženьskyjixъ
vocative *ženьsciji *ženьskyję̇ *ženьskaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: женьскъ (ženĭskŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: женскїй (ženskij), жонскїй (žonskij)
      • Russian: же́нский (žénskij)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⰶⰵⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏ (ženĭskŭ)
      Old Cyrillic script: женьскъ (ženĭskŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: жѐнскӣ
      Latin script: žènskī
    • Slovene: žẹ́nski (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ ESSJa prosp., page 92: “*ženьskъjь”