Женя
Russian
Etymology
From the stressed syllable ге́н (gén), with /ɡʲ/ → /ʒ/ by the Slavic first palatalization, + -я (-ja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʐɛnʲə]
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Proper noun
Же́ня • (Žénja) m anim or f anim (genitive Же́ни, nominative plural Же́ни, genitive plural Жень)
- a diminutive, Zhenya, of the male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij), equivalent to English Gene or Genie
- a diminutive, Zhenya, of the female given name Евге́ния (Jevgénija), equivalent to English Genie
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Же́ня Žénja |
Же́ни Žéni |
genitive | Же́ни Žéni |
Же́нь Žénʹ |
dative | Же́не Žéne |
Же́ням Žénjam |
accusative | Же́ню Žénju |
Же́нь Žénʹ |
instrumental | Же́ней, Же́нею Žénej, Žéneju |
Же́нями Žénjami |
prepositional | Же́не Žéne |
Же́нях Žénjax |
vocative | Же́нь* Žénʹ* |
* Colloquial.
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