книш

Ukrainian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Ancient Greek κνῖσα (knîsa) (whence Greek τσίκνα (tsíkna)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [knɪʃ]

Noun

книш • (knyš) m inan (genitive книша́, nominative plural книші́, genitive plural книші́в, diminutive кни́шик)

1. knish

Declension

Declension of книш (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	книш knyš	книші́ knyší
genitive	книша́ knyšá	книші́в knyšív
dative	книше́ві, книшу́ knyšévi, knyšú	книша́м knyšám
accusative	книш knyš	книші́ knyší
instrumental	книше́м knyšém	книша́ми knyšámy
locative	книшу́, книші́ knyšú, knyší	книша́х knyšáx
vocative	кни́шу knýšu	книші́ knyší

Descendants

• → Polish: knysz
• → Yiddish: קניש (knish)
  • → English: knish

Further reading

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “книш”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “книш”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “книш”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “книш”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN