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knez

/ˈknɛz/

knez noun: a duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries.

Noun

knez (plural knezes or knezi)

  1. (historical) A duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries.
  2. (historical) A leader of the Vlach (or Romanian) communities in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.

Forms of knez

pluralknezes
pluralknezi
alternative formkniaz
alternative formknyaz

Origin of knez

From Belarusian князь (knjazʹ) and Ukrainian князь (knjazʹ) (from Old Ruthenian кнѧзь (knjazʹ)) and Russian князь (knjazʹ); all from Old East Slavic кънѧзь (kŭnęzĭ), кнѧзь (knęzĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь (“prince”), from earlier *kъnęgъ, by consensus ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”). Doublet of cyning and king.

Words that rhyme with knez

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Questions about knez

What does knez mean?
Knez means a duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries.
What part of speech is knez?
Knez is a noun.
How do you pronounce knez?
Knez is pronounced /ˈknɛz/.
What is the plural of knez?
The plural of knez is knezes.

Words near knez in the dictionary

  1. knewst
  2. kneydel
  3. kneydels
  4. kneydl
  5. kneydls
  6. knez
  7. knezes
  8. Knezevic
  9. Knezevich
  10. Knezeviches
  11. Knezevics

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