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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kněz, from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kněz m anim (female equivalent kněžka)
- priest
Declension
Declension of kněz (soft masculine animate // masculine animate (declined as neuter) in -í/-ý)
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See also
Further reading
- “kněz”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kněz”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kněz”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kněz m anim (feminine kněni, diminutive knězk)
- mister, Mr.
- lord
Declension
Derived terms
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
kněz m pers (female equivalent knieni or kněžna)
- prince, ruler
- priest
Usage notes
- The collective noun kněžie can be used instead of the plural.
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