malžen

See also: Malzen

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *malъžena, a partial calque of Old High German mâlwîp, from the root of Old High German mahal (“court; marriage vows”) + Proto-Slavic *ženà (“woman; wife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmaɫʒɛn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmalʒɛn/

Noun

malžen m pers

  1. husband, spouse
    Synonyms: chot, muž
    Antonyms: malženka, chot, žena
    (dva) malženy ― a married couple
    pojieti (sobě) někoho za malžena ― to marry someone

Declension

Declension of malžen (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative malžen malženy malženi, malženové
genitive malžena malženú malženóv
dative malženu, malženovi malženoma malženóm
accusative malžena malženy malženy
vocative malžene malženy malženi, malženové
locative malženu, malženovi malženú malženiech
instrumental malženem malženoma malženy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: manžel

Further reading

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