královna

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See also: kráľovná

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech královna. By surface analysis, král +‎ ovna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: krá‧lov‧na

Noun

královna f (male equivalent král)

  1. queen
    Královna AnglieQueen of England
    sněhová královnaSnow Queen
  2. (chess) queen

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Czech · šachové figurky (layout · text)
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král dáma, královna věž střelec jezdec, kůň pěšec

Further reading

  • královna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • královna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • královna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

From král.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkraːloʋna/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkraːlovna/

Noun

královna f

  1. princess (king's daughter)
  2. queen

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: královna

Further reading