ķēniņiene
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See also: ķēniņienē
Latvian
Etymology
From ķēniņš (“king”) + -iene.
Pronunciation
Noun
ķēniņiene m (1st declension, masculine form: ķēniņš)
- (dated) queen (the female monarch of a kingdom; the wife of a king)
- ziema nu valdīja kā īsta ķēniņiene ― winter now ruled like a real queen
- Esi tādēļ tu mans ķēniņš, es būšu tava ķēniņiene ― be now my king, (and) I will be your queen
Usage notes
Except for a few expressions, ķēniņiene has mostly been replaced by its synonym karaliene in current usage.
Declension
Declension of ķēniņiene (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ķēniņiene | ķēniņienes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ķēniņieni | ķēniņienes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ķēniņienes | ķēniņieņu |
| dative (datīvs) | ķēniņienei | ķēniņienēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ķēniņieni | ķēniņienēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ķēniņienē | ķēniņienēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ķēniņiene | ķēniņienes |