ksieni

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Polish

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Etymology

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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). Doublet of kniahini (wife of a Russian or Lithuanian prince) a loanword from Russian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɕɛ.ɲi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲi
  • Syllabification: ksie‧ni

Noun

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ksieni f

  1. (obsolete, Roman Catholicism) abbess, prioress
    Synonyms: abatysa, opatka, przeorysza

Declension

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Further reading

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  • ksieni in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ksieni in Polish dictionaries at PWN