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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”). Doublet of knieža.
Pronunciation
Noun
kňaz m pers (female equivalent kňažka, related adjective kňazský or (dated) kňazovský, diminutive kňazík)
- priest
Declension
Declension of
kňaz (pattern
chlap)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “kňaz”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024