See also: кънѧѕь

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic кънѧѕь (kŭnędzĭ),[1] from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [knɛs]
  • (file)

Noun edit

кнез (knezm

  1. (historical) elected ruler or adminstrator of one or a few villages

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References edit

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

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

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

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Noun edit

кнез (knezm (feminine кнегиња, relational adjective кнежев)

  1. prince

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кне̑з m (Latin spelling knȇz)

  1. prince

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