kňaz

See also: Kňaz

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъnędzь (king), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (king). Doublet of knieža.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɲas]

Noun

kňaz m pers (female equivalent kňažka, relational adjective kňazský or (dated) kňazovský, diminutive kňazík)

  1. priest

Declension

Declension of kňaz
(pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativekňazkňazi
genitivekňazakňazov
dativekňazovikňazom
accusativekňazakňazov
locativekňazovikňazoch
instrumentalkňazomkňazmi

Derived terms

  • kňazstvo n

See also

Further reading

  • kňaz”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025