From Belarusian князь (knjazʹ) and Ukrainian князь (knjazʹ) (from Old Ruthenian кнѧзь (knjazʹ)) and Russian князь (knjazʹ); all from Old East Slavic кънѧзь (kŭnęzĭ), кнѧзь (knęzĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь (“prince”), from earlier *kъnęgъ, by consensus ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”). Doublet of cyning and king.
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
knȇz m (Cyrillic spelling кне̑з)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | knȇz | knȅzovi / knȅževi |
genitive | knȇza | knȅzōvā / knezóvā / knȅžēvā / knežévā |
dative | knȇzu | knȅzovima / knezòvima / knȅževima / knežèvima |
accusative | knȇza | knȅzove / knȅževe |
vocative | knȇže | knȅzovi / knȅževi |
locative | knȇzu | knȅzovima / knezòvima / knȅževima / knežèvima |
instrumental | knȇzom | knȅzovima / knezòvima / knȅževima / knežèvima |
From Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
knẹ̑z m anim (female equivalent knéginja)
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | knéz | ||
gen. sing. | knéza | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
knéz | knéza | knézi |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
knéza | knézov | knézov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
knézu | knézoma | knézom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
knéza | knéza | knéze |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
knézu | knézih | knézih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
knézom | knézoma | knézi |
From Ottoman Turkish كنز (knez, kinz, kinez), from Bulgarian кнез (knez), from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
knez (definite accusative knezi, plural knezler)
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | knez | |
Definite accusative | knezi | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | knez | knezler |
Definite accusative | knezi | knezleri |
Dative | kneze | knezlere |
Locative | knezde | knezlerde |
Ablative | knezden | knezlerden |
Genitive | knezin | knezlerin |