królewna
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Polish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From królewicz + -na. One of only three words which have kept the Proto-Slavic alternation of -ov->-ev- after soft consonants, the others being królewski and królewicz.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
królewna f (male equivalent królewicz)
- crown princess (heiress apparent to the throne in a monarchy)
- (derogatory) madam (conceited girl)
Declension[edit]
Declension of królewna
References[edit]
- ^ Kuraszkiewicz, Władysław (1951) Oboczność -'ev- // -'ov- w dawnej polszczyźnie i w dzisiejszych gwarach (in Polish), Wrocław: Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe