княгиня

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian княги́ня (knjagínja), morphologically equivalent to княз (knjaz) +‎ -иня (-inja).

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Noun

княги́ня (knjagínjaf (masculine княз)

  1. female equivalent of княз (knjaz): princess
    Synonym: принцеса (princesa)

Declension

Declension of княги́ня
singular plural
indefinite княги́ня
knjagínja
княги́ни
knjagíni
definite княги́нята
knjagínjata
княги́ните
knjagínite
vocative form княги́ньо
knjagínjo
княги́ни
knjagíni

References

  • княгиня”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • княгиня”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnęgyni; compare Ukrainian княги́ня (knjahýnja), Serbo-Croatian кнѐгиња, Slovene knegínja (tonal orthography). By surface analysis, княг- (knjag-) +‎ -ы́ня (-ýnja). князь (knjazʹ) is derived from Early Proto-Slavic *kuningu, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, with з by the application of Slavic progressive palatalization, which was blocked by the following *y in *kъnęgyni.

Pronunciation

Noun

княги́ня (knjagínjaf anim (genitive княги́ни, nominative plural княги́ни, genitive plural княги́нь)

  1. princess (the prince’s consort), duchess
  2. daughter
  3. (poetic) bride in old wedding rituals

Declension

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnęgyni; compare Russian княги́ня (knjagínja), Serbo-Croatian кнѐгиња, Slovene knegínja (tonal orthography). By surface analysis, княг- (knjah-) +‎ -и́ня (-ýnja). князь (knjazʹ) is derived from Early Proto-Slavic *kuningu, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, with з by the application of Slavic progressive palatalization, which was blocked by the following *y in *kъnęgyni.

Pronunciation

Noun

княги́ня (knjahýnjaf pers (genitive княги́ні, nominative plural княги́ні, genitive plural княги́нь)

  1. the wife or consort of a ruling monarch: queen, duchess
  2. a female monarch: queen regnant, duchess
  3. bride

Declension

Declension of княги́ня
(pers soft fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative княги́ня
knjahýnja
княги́ні
knjahýni
genitive княги́ні
knjahýni
княги́нь
knjahýnʹ
dative княги́ні
knjahýni
княги́ням
knjahýnjam
accusative княги́ню
knjahýnju
княги́нь
knjahýnʹ
instrumental княги́нею
knjahýneju
княги́нями
knjahýnjamy
locative княги́ні
knjahýni
княги́нях
knjahýnjax
vocative княги́не
knjahýne
княги́ні
knjahýni

Further reading

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “княги́ня”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN