княз

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian князь (knjazʹ),[1] from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Doublet of кнез (knez) from Old Church Slavonic кънѧѕь (kŭnędzĭ).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [knʲa̟s]
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Noun

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княз (knjazm (feminine княги́ня)

  1. prince
    Synonym: принц (princ)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “княз”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 499
  2. ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кнез”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 495

Further reading

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