Königreich

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German künicriche, from Old High German kuningrīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningarīkī, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to König (“king”) +‎ Reich (“empire”).

Compare Dutch koninkrijk, Danish kongerige, Old English cyningrice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkøːnɪkˌʁai̯ç/
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  • Hyphenation: Kö‧nig‧reich

Noun

Königreich n (strong, genitive Königreiches or Königreichs, plural Königreiche)

  1. kingdom
    Beide Königreiche hatten an der Grenze Soldaten stationiert.
    Both kingdoms stationed soldiers on the border.

Declension

Declension of Königreich
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Königreich die Königreiche
genitive eines des Königreiches, Königreichs der Königreiche
dative einem dem Königreich, Königreiche1 den Königreichen
accusative ein das Königreich die Königreiche

1Now rare, see notes.

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