König

See also: Koenig

German

Etymology

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    From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#KONIGCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#KONIG künec, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#KONIGCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#KONIG kuning (rarer kunig), from Proto-West GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#KONIGCategory:German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#KONIG *kuning, from Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#KONIGCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#KONIG *kuningaz.[1]

    The development Old High German -ning → later -nig is regular (see Pfennig). The modern vocalism -ö- is chiefly Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German köninc, from Old Saxon kuning.

    Cognate with Old Dutch kuning (whence Dutch koning), Old English cyning (whence English king), Old Norse konungr (whence e.g. Danish konge). The word was borrowed into non-Germanic languages in Proto-Germanic times: Finnish and Estonian kuningas, Russian князь (knjazʹ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    König m (strong, genitive Königes or Königs, plural Könige)Category:German lemmas#KONIGCategory:German nouns#KONIGCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#KONIGCategory:German masculine nouns#KONIGCategory:Pages with entries#KÖNIGCategory:Pages with 2 entries#KÖNIG

    1. king (monarch, chessCategory:de:Chess#KONIG, card gamesCategory:de:Card games#KONIG)

    Usage notes

    • Together with proper nouns, the genitive can be König[e]s with uninflected proper noun and article (e.g. des Königs Wilhelm) or uninflected König with inflected proper noun as if the noun König were part of a name (e.g. König Wilhelms).

    Declension

    Note: The long genitive form Königes lost popularity by the mid-19th century.

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    See also

    Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text)
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    König Dame, Königin Turm Läufer Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel Bauer
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    Proper noun

    König m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Königs or (with an article) König, feminine genitive König, plural Königs)Category:German lemmas#KONIGCategory:German proper nouns#KONIGCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#KONIGCategory:German masculine nouns#KONIGCategory:German feminine nouns#KONIGCategory:German nouns with multiple genders#KONIGCategory:Pages with entries#KÖNIGCategory:Pages with 2 entries#KÖNIG

    1. a common surname transferred from the nicknameCategory:German surnames#KONIGCategory:German surnames from nicknames#KONIG

    References

    1. ↑ "König" in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Further reading

    • “König”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎ (in German)
    • “König” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “König” in Duden online
    • König on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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    Saterland Frisian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Middle Low GermanCategory:Saterland Frisian terms borrowed from Middle Low German#KÖNIGCategory:Saterland Frisian terms derived from Middle Low German#KÖNIG kȫnnich, from Old SaxonCategory:Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Saxon#KÖNIG kuning. Cognates include German Low German König. Doublet of KeningCategory:Saterland Frisian doublets#KÖNIG.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    König m (plural [please provide])Category:Saterland Frisian lemmas#KÖNIGCategory:Saterland Frisian nouns#KÖNIGCategory:Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header#KÖNIGCategory:Saterland Frisian masculine nouns#KÖNIGCategory:Requests for inflections in Saterland Frisian entries#KÖNIGCategory:Pages with entries#KÖNIGCategory:Pages with 2 entries#KÖNIG

    1. king

    Synonyms

    References

    • Marron C. Fort (2015), “Kening”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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