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князь

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See also: knyaz

Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь.

Doublet of ксёндз (ksjondz), a borrowing from Polish.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [knʲasʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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князь • (knjazʹ) m pers (genitive кня́зя, nominative plural князі́, genitive plural князёў, female equivalent княгі́ня, relational adjective кня́жацкі or кня́жы or кня́скі or кня́жыцкі, diminutive князёк)

  1. prince; duke

Declension

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Declension of князь (pr soft masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative князь
knjazʹ 		князі́
knjazí
genitive кня́зя
knjázja 		князёў
knjazjów
dative кня́зю
knjázju 		князя́м
knjazjám
accusative кня́зя
knjázja 		князёў
knjazjów
instrumental кня́зем
knjázjem 		князя́мі
knjazjámi
locative кня́зю
knjázju 		князя́х
knjazjáx
count form — кня́зі1
knjázi1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

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  • “князь” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. The feminine form княги́ня (knjagínja, “princess”) has preserved the original, Germanic g sound.

    Doublet of ксёндз (ksjondz), a borrowing from Polish, and ко́нунг (kónung).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    князь • (knjazʹ) m anim (genitive кня́зя, nominative plural князья́ or кня́зи*, genitive plural князе́й or князе́й, female equivalent княги́ня, relational adjective кня́жеский or кня́жий, diminutive князёк) (* uncommon)

    1. prince; duke
      • 1969 [1917], Владимир Ленин [Vladimir Lenin], “Благодарность князю Г. Е. Львову”, in В. И. Ленин – Полное собрание сочинений, volume 34, page 20; English translation from “Our Thanks to Prince G. Y. Lvov”, in V. I. Lenin – Collected Works, volume 25, translation of original in Russian, 1974, page 195:
        В отличие от болтунов мелкой буржуазии, эсеров и меньшевиков, пролетариат будет твёрдо знать, в чем состоит на деле «прорыв на фронте» классовой борьбы, обезврежение врага, обезврежение эксплуататоров. Князь Львов помог пролетариату познать эту истину. Поблагодарим князя Львова.
        V otličije ot boltunov melkoj buržuazii, eserov i menʹševikov, proletariat budet tvjórdo znatʹ, v čem sostoit na dele «proryv na fronte» klassovoj borʹby, obezvreženije vraga, obezvreženije ekspluatatorov. Knjazʹ Lʹvov pomog proletariatu poznatʹ etu istinu. Poblagodarim knjazja Lʹvova.
        Unlike the petty-bourgeois—Socialist-Revolutionary and Menshevik—windbags, the proletariat will know very well what is actually meant by a “breach in the front” of the class struggle and by making the enemy, the exploiters, harmless. Prince Lvov has helped the workers realise this truth. Thank you, Prince Lvov.

    Usage notes

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    • In medieval Russia, the term князь (knjazʹ) denoted the ruler of a principality. In the Russian Empire, it was a high noble title which could be inherited or bestowed by the tsar, and was automatically granted to some members of the imperial family. The term is also used to translate some foreign noble titles, e.g. the German Fürst, the Italian principe, and the Georgian თავადი (tavadi) and ერისთავი (eristavi).
    • There is a special translative form in the saying из гря́зи в кня́зи (iz grjázi v knjázi, “from rags to riches”).

    Declension

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    Declension of князь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-c/e irreg) 
    singular plural
    nominative кня́зь
    knjázʹ     		князья́△, кня́зи*
    knjazʹjá△, knjázi*
    genitive кня́зя
    knjázja     		князе́й△
    knjazéj△
    dative кня́зю
    knjázju     		князья́м△, князя́м*
    knjazʹjám△, knjazjám*
    accusative кня́зя
    knjázja     		князе́й△
    knjazéj△
    instrumental кня́зем
    knjázem     		князья́ми△, князя́ми*
    knjazʹjámi△, knjazjámi*
    prepositional кня́зе
    knjáze     		князья́х△, князя́х*
    knjazʹjáx△, knjazjáx*
    vocative кня́же
    knjáže

    △ Irregular.
    * Uncommon.

    Pre-reform declension of князь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-c/e irreg) 
    singular plural
    nominative кня́зь
    knjázʹ     		князья́△, кня́зи
    knjazʹjá△, knjázi
    genitive кня́зя
    knjázja     		князе́й△
    knjazéj△
    dative кня́зю
    knjázju     		князья́мъ△, князя́мъ
    knjazʹjám△, knjazjám
    accusative кня́зя
    knjázja     		князе́й△
    knjazéj△
    instrumental кня́земъ
    knjázem     		князья́ми△, князя́ми
    knjazʹjámi△, knjazjámi
    prepositional кня́зѣ
    knjázě     		князья́хъ△, князя́хъ
    knjazʹjáx△, knjazjáx
    vocative кня́же
    knjáže

    △ Irregular.

    Derived terms

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    Compounds:

    Descendants

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    • → Azerbaijani: knyaz
    • → Bulgarian: княз (knjaz)
    • → Kazakh: кінәз (kınäz)
    • → Turkmen: knýaz
    • → Polish: kniaź
    • → Uyghur: كىنەز (kinez)
    • → Yakut: кинээс (kinees)
    • → Northern Mansi: канась (kanasʹ)

    See also

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    References

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    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “князь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “князь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 175
    • Krylov, G. A. (2004), “князь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
    • Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989), “князь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 180

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    Ukrainian

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Middle Ukrainian князь m (knjazʹ, “a prince”), кнѧ́зь m (knjázʹ), from Old East Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь m (“a prince”). Doublet of ксьондз (ksʹondz) and кінг (kinh).

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    Noun

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    князь • (knjazʹ) m pers (genitive кня́зя, nominative plural кня́зі, genitive plural кня́зів, female equivalent княги́ня, relational adjective князі́вський or кня́жий or кня́зів or князьки́й, diminutive кня́зик)

    1. the monarch of a state or a principality: prince, king, duke
    2. a royal title: prince, duke, etc.
    3. groom, bridegroom

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    • In medieval Ukraine (Kyivan Rus and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), the term князь (knjazʹ) knyaz denoted the ruler of a state, later also of a principality. The ruler of a great state or an autonomous great principality was also called великий князь (grand duke) to distinguish him from the other dukes.

    Declension

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    Declension of князь
    (pers soft masc-form accent-a)
    singular plural
    nominative князь
    knjazʹ     		кня́зі
    knjázi
    genitive кня́зя
    knjázja     		кня́зів
    knjáziv
    dative кня́зеві, кня́зю
    knjázevi, knjázju     		кня́зям
    knjázjam
    accusative кня́зя
    knjázja     		кня́зів
    knjáziv
    instrumental кня́зем
    knjázem     		кня́зями
    knjázjamy
    locative кня́зеві, кня́зю, кня́зі
    knjázevi, knjázju, knjázi     		кня́зях
    knjázjax
    vocative кня́зю
    knjázju     		кня́зі
    knjázi

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