paní
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pani"
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech paní, from Proto-Slavic *gъpanьji. By surface analysis, pán + -í.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpaɲiː]
Noun
paní f (male equivalent pán)
- Mrs
- paní Nováková ― Mrs Nováková (see also -ová)
- woman, lady
- Znáš tamtu paní? ― Do you know that lady?
- wife
- Přišel i se svou paní. ― He came together with his wife.
Declension
Declension of paní (soft feminine adjectival)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paní | paní |
| genitive | paní | paní |
| dative | paní | paním |
| accusative | paní | paní |
| vocative | paní | paní |
| locative | paní | paních |
| instrumental | paní | paními |
See also
Further reading
- “paní”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “paní”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “paní”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Kambera
Etymology
Verb
paní
- (transitive) to tell
References
- Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 200
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- hpaní
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъpanьji. By surface analysis, pán + -í.
Noun
paní f
Declension
Declension of paní (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paní | paní | panie |
| genitive | panie | paňú | paní |
| dative | paní | paniema | paniem |
| accusative | paňú | paní | panie |
| vocative | paní | paní | panie |
| locative | paní | paňú | paniech |
| instrumental | paňú | paniema | paniemi |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: paní
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъpanьjь. By surface analysis, pán + -í.
Adjective
paní (short form páň)
- belonging to the lord, aristocratic, lordly
- páň člověk / páně země / oko páňe / cěsty páně ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
- The indeclinable form páně can be found already in the 14th century.
Declension
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | paní | panie | panie | |
| genitive | panieho | panie | panieho | |
| dative | paniemu | paní, paniej | paniemu | |
| accusative | panieho, paní | paňú | panie | |
| locative | paniem | paní, paniej | paniem | |
| instrumental | paním | paňú | paním | |
| dual | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | panie | paní, paniej | ||
| genitive | paňú | |||
| dative | paníma | |||
| accusative | panie | paní, paniej | ||
| locative | paňú | |||
| instrumental | paníma | |||
| plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | paní | panie | panie | |
| genitive | paních | |||
| dative | paním | |||
| accusative | panie | panie | ||
| locative | paních | |||
| instrumental | paními | |||
Descendants
- Czech: páně (from the short form, indeclinable)
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “paní”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpaɲiː]
Noun
paní
- genitive plural of pani