dronning
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse dróttning (“mistress, queen”), cognate with Swedish drottning. Derived from dróttinn (“lord, leader”) (Danish drot).
Pronunciation
Noun
dronning c (singular definite dronningen, plural indefinite dronninger)
- queen (a female monarch)
- queen (the wife or widow of a king)
- (figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)
- (zoology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)
- (chess) queen
Declension
Declension of dronning
| common gender |
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dronning | dronningen | dronninger | dronningerne |
| genitive | dronnings | dronningens | dronningers | dronningernes |
Derived terms
Related terms
- konge (“king”)
- prins (“son of a king and/or a queen”)
- prinsgemal (“husband of a ruling queen”)
- prinsesse (“daughter of a king and/or a queen”)
See also
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
dronning f or m (definite singular dronninga or dronningen, indefinite plural dronninger, definite plural dronningene)
- queen (a female monarch)
- queen (the wife or widow of a king)
- (figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)
- (zoology, entomology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)
- (chess) queen
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “dronning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
dronning f (definite singular dronninga, indefinite plural dronningar, definite plural dronningane)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “dronning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.