knez

See also: kněz

English

Alternative forms

• kniaz, knyaz

Etymology

From Belarusian князь (knjazʹ) and Ukrainian князь (knjazʹ) (from Old Ruthenian кнѧзь (knjazʹ)) and Russian князь (knjazʹ); all from Old East Slavic кънѧзь (kŭnęzĭ), кнѧзь (knęzĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь (“prince”), from earlier *kъnęgъ, by consensus ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”). Doublet of cyning and king.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛz/, /kəˈnɛz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

knez (plural knezes or knezi)

1. (historical) A duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries.
2. (historical) A leader of the Vlach (or Romanian) communities in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.

Related terms

• knyaginya

Further reading

• Knyaz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Zenk

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knêːz/

Noun

knȇz m anim (Cyrillic spelling кне̑з, female equivalent knèginja)

1. prince

Declension

Declension of knez

	singular	plural
nominative	knȇz	knȅzovi / knȅževi
genitive	knȇza	knȅzōvā / knezóvā / knȅžēvā / knežévā
dative	knȇzu	knȅzovima / knezòvima / knȅževima / knežèvima
accusative	knȇza	knȅzove / knȅževe
vocative	knȇže	knȅzovi / knȅževi
locative	knȇzu	knȅzovima / knezòvima / knȅževima / knežèvima
instrumental	knȇzom	knȅzovima / knezòvima / knȅževima / knežèvima

Related terms

• knéževina

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knéːs/

Noun

knẹ̑z m anim (female equivalent knéginja)

1. prince

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	knéz
gen. sing.	knéza
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	knéz	knéza	knézi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	knéza	knézov	knézov
dative (dajȃlnik)	knézu	knézoma	knézom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	knéza	knéza	knéze
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	knézu	knézih	knézih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	knézom	knézoma	knézi

Further reading

• “knez”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *kunją

Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Germanic *-īnaz

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

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Proto-Germanic *-ingaz

Proto-Germanic *kuningazder.

Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь

Bulgarian кнез (knez)

Ottoman Turkish كنز (knez, kinz, kinez)

Turkish knez

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كنز (knez, kinz, kinez), from Bulgarian кнез (knez), from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

knez (definite accusative knezi, plural knezler)

1. (historical) A prince in medieval Slavic countries.

Inflection

Declension of knez

singular plural nominative knez knezler definite accusative knezi knezleri dative kneze knezlere locative knezde knezlerde ablative knezden knezlerden genitive knezin knezlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular knezim knezlerim 2nd singular knezin knezlerin 3rd singular knezi knezleri 1st plural knezimiz knezlerimiz 2nd plural kneziniz knezleriniz 3rd plural knezleri knezleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular knezimi knezlerimi 2nd singular knezini knezlerini 3rd singular knezini knezlerini 1st plural knezimizi knezlerimizi 2nd plural knezinizi knezlerinizi 3rd plural knezlerini knezlerini dative singular plural 1st singular knezime knezlerime 2nd singular knezine knezlerine 3rd singular knezine knezlerine 1st plural knezimize knezlerimize 2nd plural knezinize knezlerinize 3rd plural knezlerine knezlerine locative singular plural 1st singular knezimde knezlerimde 2nd singular knezinde knezlerinde 3rd singular knezinde knezlerinde 1st plural knezimizde knezlerimizde 2nd plural knezinizde knezlerinizde 3rd plural knezlerinde knezlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular knezimden knezlerimden 2nd singular knezinden knezlerinden 3rd singular knezinden knezlerinden 1st plural knezimizden knezlerimizden 2nd plural knezinizden knezlerinizden 3rd plural knezlerinden knezlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular knezimin knezlerimin 2nd singular knezinin knezlerinin 3rd singular knezinin knezlerinin 1st plural knezimizin knezlerimizin 2nd plural knezinizin knezlerinizin 3rd plural knezlerinin knezlerinin