княги́ня княгиня

nounfeminineanimate

Meanings

  1. princess

Usage notes

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

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeкняги́някняги́ни
Genitiveкняги́никняги́нь
Dativeкняги́некняги́ням
Accusativeкняги́нюкняги́нь
Instrumentalкняги́ней, княги́неюкняги́нями
Prepositionalкняги́некняги́нях

Examples

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

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