княгиня

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian княги́ня (knjagínja), morphologically equivalent to княз (knjaz) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

Noun

княги́ня (knjagínjaf (masculine княз)

  1. female equivalent of княз (knjaz): princess
    Synonym: принцеса (princesa)

Declension

References

  • княгиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • княгиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnęgyni; compare Ukrainian княги́ня (knjahýnja), Serbo-Croatian кнѐгиња, Slovene knegínja (tonal orthography). Synchronically analyzable as княг- (knjag-) +‎ -ы́ня (-ýnja). князь (knjazʹ) is derived from Early Proto-Slavic *kuningu, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, with з by the application of Slavic progressive palatalization, which was blocked by the following *y in *kъnęgyni.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

княги́ня (knjagínjaf anim (genitive княги́ни, nominative plural княги́ни, genitive plural княги́нь)

  1. princess (the prince’s consort), duchess
  2. daughter
  3. (poetic) bride in old wedding rituals

Declension

See also


Ukrainian

Etymology

Same as its Russian cognate, Russian княги́ня (knjagínja) (see above).

Pronunciation

Noun

княги́ня (knjahýnjaf pers (genitive княги́ні, nominative plural княги́ні)

  1. princess (a prince's consort), duchess

Declension