ksieni
Polish
editEtymology
editContraction of Old Polish księgyni (“sovereign”), from Proto-Slavic *kъnęgyni, from *kъnędzь (“prince”). Cognate with Lower Sorbian kněni, Upper Sorbian knjeni and Russian княгиня (knjaginja, “princess”). Doublet of kniahini (“wife of a Russian or Lithuanian prince”) a loanword from Russian.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editksieni f
- (obsolete, Roman Catholicism) abbess
- Synonyms: (obsolete) abatysa, opatka, przeorysza
Declension
editDeclension of ksieni
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