ksieni
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]ksieni f
- (obsolete, Roman Catholicism) abbess, prioress
- Synonyms: abatysa, opatka, przeorysza
Declension
[edit]Declension of ksieni
Further reading
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- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish doublets
- Polish 2-syllable words
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- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛɲi
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛɲi/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Polish terms with obsolete senses
- pl:Roman Catholicism
- pl:Female people
- pl:Monasticism
- pl:Occupations