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

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

Noun

ksieni f

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

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

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