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
declension of ksieni
singular plural
nominative ksieni ksienie
genitive ksieni ksień
dative ksieni ksieniom
accusative ksienię ksienie
instrumental ksienią ksieniami
locative ksieni ksieniach
vocative ksieni ksienie

Synonyms

Further reading
  • ksieni in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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