kněni

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

knini (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъnęgyni, feminine of *kъnędzь; compare Upper Sorbian knjeni, Polish ksieni (“abbess”), Russian княгиня (knjaginja, “princess”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknʲie̯nʲi/, (after a stressed preposition) /ˈknʲenʲi/

Noun

kněni f (diminutive kněninka)

lady (mistress of a household; woman of breeding or higher class; feminine of lord)
Mrs., Ms.

Declension

Declension of kněni

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kněni	kněni	kněnje
Genitive	kněnje	kněnjowu	kněnjow
Dative	kněni	kněnjoma	kněnjam
Accusative	kněni	kněni	kněnje
Instrumental	kněnju	kněnjoma	kněnjami
Locative	kněni	kněnjoma	kněnjach

Indeclinable in the sense ‘Mrs., Ms.’.

Derived terms

kněniny

Related terms

kněz (“Mr.”)
kněžna (“Miss”)

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