/ˈkne̯az/
OrigineBorrowed from Old Church Slavonic кънѧзь (kŭnęzĭ, “prince”), from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь (“prince”), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. The latter sense was influenced by Russian князь (knjazʹ) and Ukrainian князь (knjazʹ). Doublet of chinez.
- archaic, masculineruler of a state or principality in past times
- masculineRussian prince or ruler
Formecneji(plural) · cneaz(accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular) · cneazul(accusative, definite, nominative, singular) · cneji(accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural) · cnejii(accusative, definite, nominative, plural) · cneaz(dative, genitive, indefinite, singular) · cneazului(dative, definite, genitive, singular) · cneji(dative, genitive, indefinite, plural) · cnejilor(dative, definite, genitive, plural) · cneazule(singular, vocative) · cneze(singular, vocative) · cnejilor(plural, vocative)