ksieni

Polish

Etymology

Contraction 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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɕɛ.ɲi/

Noun

ksieni f

  1. (obsolete, Christianity) abbess

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

  • ksieni in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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