zeleny
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- selény (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛlɛnɨ/
Adjective
zeleny (comparative zeleńšy, superlative nejzeleńšy)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | virile | nonvirile | ||||
| animate | inanimate | |||||||||
| nominative vocative |
zeleny | zelene | zelena | zelenej | zelene | |||||
| genitive | zelenego zeleneg¹ |
zeleneje zelenej¹ |
zeleneju | zelenych | ||||||
| dative | zelenemu zelenem¹ |
zelenej | zelenyma | zelenym | ||||||
| accusative | zelenego zeleneg¹ |
zeleny | zelene | zelenu | zeleneju | zelenej | zelene, zelenych | zelene | ||
| instrumental | zelenym | zeleneju zelenej¹ |
zelenyma | zelenymi | ||||||
| locative | zelenem zelenym² |
zelenej | zelenyma | zelenych | ||||||
¹ poetic, colloquial
² obsolete, dialectal
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “zeleny”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “zeleny”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛlɛnɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɛnɨ
- Syllabification: ze‧le‧ny
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.
Adjective
zeleny (comparative zeleniši, superlative najzeleniši, absolute superlative nanajzeleniši, excessive přezeleny, adverb zelenje)
Declension
Declension of zeleny
| singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | virile | nonvirile | ||
| personal/animal | inanimate | |||||||
| nominative, vocative | zeleny | zelene | zelena | zelenaj | zelenej | zeleni | zelene | |
| genitive | zeleneho zelenoh¹ |
zeleneje | zeleneju | zelenych | ||||
| dative | zelenemu zelenom¹ |
zelenej | zelenymaj | zelenym | ||||
| accusative | zeleneho zelenoh¹ |
zeleny | zelene | zelenu | zeleneju | zelenej | zelenych | zelene |
| instrumental | zelenym | zelenej | zelenymaj | zelenymi | ||||
| locative | zelenych | |||||||
¹ Poetic or colloquial.
Derived terms
adjectives
- bronzozeleny
- ćmowozeleny
- dźěleny
- jasnozeleny
- njewobdźěleny
- oliwozeleny
- přecozeleny
- žabozeleny
Etymology 2
Participle
zeleny
- past passive participle of zelić
Declension
Declension of zeleny
| singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | virile | nonvirile | ||
| personal/animal | inanimate | |||||||
| nominative, vocative | zeleny | zelene | zelena | zelenaj | zelenej | zeleni | zelene | |
| genitive | zeleneho zelenoh¹ |
zeleneje | zeleneju | zelenych | ||||
| dative | zelenemu zelenom¹ |
zelenej | zelenymaj | zelenym | ||||
| accusative | zeleneho zelenoh¹ |
zeleny | zelene | zelenu | zeleneju | zelenej | zelenych | zelene |
| instrumental | zelenym | zelenej | zelenymaj | zelenymi | ||||
| locative | zelenych | |||||||
¹ Poetic or colloquial.
Further reading
- “zeleny” in Soblex