кнез
See also: кънѧѕь
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic кънѧѕь (kŭnędzĭ),[1] from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [knɛs]
Audio: (file)
Noun
кнез • (knez) m
- (historical) elected ruler or administrator of one or a few villages
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | кнез knez |
кне́зове knézove |
| definite (subject form) |
кне́зът knézǎt |
кне́зовете knézovete |
| definite (object form) |
кне́за knéza | |
| vocative form | кне́же knéže |
кне́зове knézove |
Related terms
- княз (knjaz)
References
- ^ 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
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [knɛs]
Noun
кнез • (knez) m (feminine кнегиња, relational adjective кнежев)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | кнез (knez) | кнезови (knezovi) |
| definite unspecified | кнезот (knezot) | кнезовите (knezovite) |
| definite proximal | кнезов (knezov) | кнезовиве (knezovive) |
| definite distal | кнезон (knezon) | кнезовине (knezovine) |
| vocative | кнезу (knezu) | кнезови (knezovi) |
| count form | — | кнеза (kneza) |
Related terms
- кнегиња (kneginja)
- кнежевство (kneževstvo)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knêːz/
Noun
кне̑з m anim (Latin spelling knȇz)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Related terms
- кнѐгиња
- књаз