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княгиня

/[knʲɐˈɦɪnʲɐ]/
Ukrainiannoun

Definitions

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

Etymology

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.

Forms

  • княги́няcanonical • feminine • person
  • knjahýnjaromanization
  • княги́ніgenitive
Nominative
Singular
княги́ня
Plural
княги́ні
Genitive
Singular
княги́ні
Plural
княги́нь
Dative
Singular
княги́ні
Plural
княги́ням
Accusative
Singular
княги́ню
Plural
княги́нь
Instrumental
Singular
княги́нею
Plural
княги́нями
Locative
Singular
княги́ні
Plural
княги́нях
Vocative
Singular
княги́не
Plural
княги́ні

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