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) 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

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