zeleny

See also: Zeleny, zelený, and želeny

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• selény (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛlɛnɨ/

Adjective

zeleny (comparative zeleńšy, superlative nejzeleńšy)

1. green

Declension

Declension of zeleny

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	zeleny	zelena	zelene	zelenej	zelene
Genitive	zelenego	zeleneje	zelenego	zeleneju	zelenych
Dative	zelenemu	zelenej	zelenemu	zelenyma	zelenym
Accusative	zeleny zelenego (animate)	zelenu	zelene	zelenej zeleneju (animate)	zelene zelenych (optional animate form)
Instrumental	zelenym	zeleneju	zelenym	zelenyma	zelenymi
Locative	zelenem	zelenej	zelenem	zelenyma	zelenych

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)

1. green

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

 

nouns

• zelenk
• zelenka

 

Etymology 2

Participle

zeleny

1. 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