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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knez

/ˈknɛz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
knez
IPA
/ˈknɛz/
17
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries.

noun

A leader of the Vlach (or Romanian) communities in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵenh₁-, князь, кнѧзь, кънѧзь, *kъ̏nędzь, *kuningaz

Inflected Forms

knezes (plural) knezi (plural) kniaz (alternative) knyaz (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

knyaginya

Rhymes With

says des les hes res pres wes fez snes prez sez jez

Questions

How do you pronounce knez?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈknɛz/.
What does knez mean?
A duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries.
Where does knez come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce knez

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