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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
kněžna f (male equivalent kníže)
- princess
Declension
Declension of kněžna (hard feminine reducible)
Further reading
- “kněžna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kněžna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kněžna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъnęžьna, feminine diminutive of *kъnędzь; compare Upper Sorbian knježna, Old Church Slavonic кънѧжьна (kŭnęžĭna, “princess”), Polish księżna (“princess, duchess”), Czech kněžna (“princess”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kněžna f (diminutive kněžnica)
- young lady
- Miss
Declension
Derived terms
Old Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkɲi̯ɛʒna/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkɲɛʒna/
Noun
kněžna f
- Alternative form of knižna (“library”)
Declension
Further reading