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Russian
Pronunciation
Participle
кня́жа • (knjáža)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of кня́жить (knjážitʹ)
Ukrainian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Ruthenian кнѧжѧ́ (knjažjá), княжа́ (knjažá), from Proto-Slavic *kъnęžę. Equivalent to князь (knjazʹ) + -я (-ja).
Pronunciation
Noun
княжа́ • (knjažá) n pers (genitive княжа́ти, nominative plural княжа́та, genitive plural княжа́т)
- a young prince, a child of a prince
Declension
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “княжа́”, in Словарь украинского языка (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “княжа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “княжа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Adjective
кня́жа • (knjáža)
- feminine nominative singular of кня́жий (knjážyj)