кнез

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See also: кънѧѕь

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic кънѧѕь (kŭnędzĭ),[1] from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

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Noun

кнез • (knez) m

  1. (historical) elected ruler or adminstrator of one or a few villages

Inflection

Declension of кнез
singular plural
indefinite кнез
knez 		кне́зове
knézove
definite
(subject form) 		кне́зът
knézǎt 		кне́зовете
knézovete
definite
(object form) 		кне́за
knéza
vocative form кне́же
knéže 		кне́зове
knézove

References

  1. ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кнез”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 495

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

кнез • (knez) m (feminine кнегиња, relational adjective кнежев)

  1. prince

Declension

Declension of кнез
singular plural
indefinite кнез (knez) кнезови (knezovi)
definite unspecified кнезот (knezot) кнезовите (knezovite)
definite proximal кнезов (knezov) кнезовиве (knezovive)
definite distal кнезон (knezon) кнезовине (knezovine)
vocative кнезу (knezu) кнезови (knezovi)
count form — кнеза (kneza)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

кне̑з m (Latin spelling knȇz)

  1. prince

Declension

Declension of кнез
singular plural
nominative кне̑з кне̏зови / кне́жеви
genitive кнеза кнезова / кнежева
dative кнезу кнезовима / кнежевима
accusative кнеза кнезове / кнежеве
vocative кне̑же кнезови / кнежеви
locative кнезу кнезовима / кнежевима
instrumental кнезом кнезовима / кнежевима
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