Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъnędzь
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From earlier *kъnęgъ. By consensus ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. A minority position instead takes the word as native Proto-Slavic *kun-ingo- (“protruding, prominent”) (*kъnъ + *-ędzь) and borrowed into Proto-Germanic.
Noun
Declension
Declension of *kъ̏nędzь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kъ̏nędzь | *kъ̏nędza | *kъ̏nędzi |
| genitive | *kъ̏nędza | *kъnędzù | *kъnę̃dzь |
| dative | *kъ̏nędzu | *kъnędzemà | *kъnędzèmъ |
| accusative | *kъ̏nędzь | *kъ̏nędza | *kъ̏nędzę̇ |
| instrumental | *kъ̏nędzьmь, *kъ̏nędzemь* | *kъnędzemà | *kъnędzí |
| locative | *kъ̏nędzi | *kъnędzù | *kъnędzĩxъ |
| vocative | *kъnęže | *kъ̏nędza | *kъ̏nędzi |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “князь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъnęzь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 200
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “kъnęʒь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 158, 171, 174; PR 137)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “knẹ̑z”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*kъ̏nęgъ”