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
- (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
- opatka
- przeorysza
Further reading
- ksieni in Polish dictionaries at PWN