кнез
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
Noun edit
кнез • (knez) m
- (historical) elected ruler or adminstrator of one or a few villages
Inflection edit
Declension of кнез
Related terms edit
- княз (knjaz)
References edit
- ^ 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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
кнез • (knez) m (feminine кнегиња, relational adjective кнежев)
Declension edit
Declension of кнез
Related terms edit
- кнегиња (kneginja)
- кнежевство (kneževstvo)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
кне̑з m (Latin spelling knȇz)
Declension edit
Declension of кнез
singular | plural | |
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nominative | кне̑з | кне̏зови / кне́жеви |
genitive | кнеза | кнезова / кнежева |
dative | кнезу | кнезовима / кнежевима |
accusative | кнеза | кнезове / кнежеве |
vocative | кне̑же | кнезови / кнежеви |
locative | кнезу | кнезовима / кнежевима |
instrumental | кнезом | кнезовима / кнежевима |