malžen

See also: Malzen

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• manžel

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *malъžena, a partial calque of Old High German mâlwîp.

Pronunciation

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

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