konge
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See also: kòng'é
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Older konning, from Old Norse konungr (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”), cognate with Swedish konung, English king, German König, Dutch koning. Derived from *kunją (“kin, clan”) (Danish køn).
Pronunciation
Noun
konge c (singular definite kongen, plural indefinite konger)
- king (male monarch)
- (figuratively) king (a person who is leading in a certain area)
- (chess) king
- (card games) king
Declension
Declension of konge
Derived terms
Related terms
- dronning (“queen”)
- drot (“minor king”, historical)
- prins (“son of a king and/or a queen”)
- prinsesse (“daughter of a king and/or a queen”)
Descendants
See also
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse konungr and kongr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
konge (indeclinable)
Noun
konge m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural konger, definite plural kongene)
- king
- a male monarch
- a playing piece in chess
- a playing card with the image of a king on it
Derived terms
- kgl. res.
- kongebesøk
- kongeblå
- kongeboa
- kongedømme
- kongefamilie
- kongehus
- kongekrabbe
- kongekrone
- kongelig
- kongelig resolusjon
- kongelys
- kongemakt
- kongepar
- kongepjolter
- kongepokal
- kongerike
- kongerøkelse
- kongesaga
- kongesalutt
- kongesang
- kongeslange
- kongesønn
- kongetiger
- kongetrone
- kongevann
- kongevei
- kongevennlig
- kongeverdighet
- kongeørn
Related terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse kongr and konungr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Akin to English king. The adjective is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
Noun
konge m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural kongar, definite plural kongane)
- king
- a male monarch
- a playing piece in chess
- a playing card with the image of a king on it
Derived terms
Related terms
Adjective
konge (singular and plural konge)
References
- “konge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.