княгиня

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [knʲɐˈɡinʲɐ]
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Noun[edit]

княги́ня (knjagínjaf (masculine княз)

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

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnęgyni; compare Ukrainian княги́ня (knjahýnja), Serbo-Croatian кнѐгиња, Slovene knegínja (tonal orthography). By surface analysis, 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[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnęgyni; compare Russian княги́ня (knjagínja), Serbo-Croatian кнѐгиња, Slovene knegínja (tonal orthography). By surface analysis, княг- (knjah-) +‎ -и́ня (-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.

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Noun[edit]

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

  1. the wife or consort of a ruling monarch: queen, duchess
  2. a female monarch: queen regnant, duchess
  3. bride

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Further reading[edit]

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “княги́ня”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN