княги́ня

noun, feminine, animate

Very rarely used word (top 20,000)

Translation

princess
Example: Князь Андрей и его жена, княгиня Марья, жили в Лысых Горах. - Prince Andrei and his wife, Princess Marya, lived in Lysye Gory.

Usage info

княги́ня = Denotes a married woman who holds her title because of her husband’s status. княжна́ = Refers specifically to a young noblewoman, often unmarried, and born into nobility.

Declension

	singular	plural
nom.nominative	княги́ня	княги́ни
gen.genitive	княги́ни	княги́нь
dat.dative	княги́не	княги́ням
acc.accusative	княги́ню	княги́нь
inst.instrumental	княги́ней княги́нею	княги́нями
prep.prepositional	княги́не	княги́нях

Related words

князь - prince
принце́сса - princess
княжна́ - princess
кня́жеский - prince (adj)
кня́жество - a principality in prerevolutionary Russia
кня́жить - to rule as a prince
князёк - (diminutive) prince
кня́жий - (outdated) князь (adj)

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Singolin edited translation 1 week ago.
Singolin edited usage info 1 week ago.

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