malženka

Old Czech

Alternative forms

manželka

Etymology

From malžen +‎ -ka, from Proto-Slavic *malъžena, a partial calque of Old High German mâlwîp.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmaɫʒɛnka/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmalʒɛnka/

Noun

malženka f

wife, spouse
Synonyms: chot, žena

Antonyms: malžen, chot, muž

pojieti (sobě) někoho za malženku / malženkú ― to marry someone

Declension

Declension of malženka (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	malženka	malžencě	malženky
genitive	malženky	malženkú	malženek
dative	malžencě	malženkama	malženkám
accusative	malženku	malžencě	malženky
vocative	malženko	malžencě	malženky
locative	malžencě	malženkú	malženkách
instrumental	malženkú	malženkama	malženkami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

Czech: manželka

Further reading

Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “malženka”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

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