konge

See also: kòng'é

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Category:Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#KONGECategory:Danish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-#KONGE

Older konning, from Old DanishCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Danish#KONGECategory:Danish terms derived from Old Danish#KONGE kunung, from Old NorseCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Norse#KONGECategory:Danish terms derived from Old Norse#KONGE konungr (king), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#KONGECategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#KONGE *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)Category:Danish lemmas#KONGECategory:Danish nouns#KONGECategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#KONGECategory:Danish common-gender nouns#KONGECategory:Pages with entries#KONGECategory:Pages with 3 entries#KONGE

  1. king (male monarch)
  2. (figuratively) king (a person who is leading in a certain area)
  3. (chessCategory:da:Chess#KONGE) king
  4. (card gamesCategory:da:Card games#KONGE) king

Declension

Declension of konge
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative konge kongen konger kongerne
genitive konges kongens kongers kongernes

Derived 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

Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
konge dronning tårn løber springer, hest bonde
Category:da:Chess
Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text)
es toer treer firer femmer sekser syver
otter nier tier knægt, bonde dame, dronning konge joker
Category:da:Card games

References

Category:da:Heads of state#KONGECategory:da:Monarchy#KONGECategory:da:Occupations#KONGE

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#KONGECategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-#KONGE

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#KONGE konungr and kongr, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic#KONGE *kuningaz (king).

Pronunciation

Adjective

konge (indeclinable)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#KONGECategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#KONGECategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#KONGECategory:Pages with entries#KONGECategory:Pages with 3 entries#KONGE

  1. (slangCategory:Norwegian Bokmål slang#KONGE) fantastic, great

Noun

konge m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural konger, definite plural kongene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#KONGECategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#KONGECategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#KONGECategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#KONGECategory:Pages with entries#KONGECategory:Pages with 3 entries#KONGE

  1. king
    1. a male monarch
    2. a playing piece in chess
    3. a playing card with the image of a king on it

Derived terms

References

Category:nb:Chess#KONGECategory:nb:Heads of state#KONGECategory:nb:Monarchy#KONGE

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#KONGECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-#KONGE

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#KONGE kongr and konungr, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#KONGECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic#KONGE *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)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#KONGECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#KONGECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#KONGECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#KONGECategory:Pages with entries#KONGECategory:Pages with 3 entries#KONGE

  1. king
    1. a male monarch
    2. a playing piece in chess
    3. a playing card with the image of a king on it

Derived terms

Adjective

konge (singular and plural konge)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#KONGECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives#KONGECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#KONGECategory:Pages with entries#KONGECategory:Pages with 3 entries#KONGE

  1. (slangCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk slang#KONGE) fantastic, great

References

Category:nn:Chess#KONGECategory:nn:Heads of state#KONGECategory:nn:Monarchy#KONGE
Category:Danish common-gender nouns Category:Danish lemmas Category:Danish nouns Category:Danish terms derived from Old Danish Category:Danish terms derived from Old Norse Category:Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic Category:Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Danish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁- Category:Danish terms inherited from Old Danish Category:Danish terms inherited from Old Norse Category:Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas Category:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns Category:Norwegian Bokmål nouns Category:Norwegian Bokmål slang Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁- Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples Category:Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas Category:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns Category:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns Category:Norwegian Nynorsk slang Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁- Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples Category:Pages with 3 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:da:Card games Category:da:Chess Category:da:Heads of state Category:da:Monarchy Category:da:Occupations Category:nb:Chess Category:nb:Heads of state Category:nb:Monarchy Category:nn:Chess Category:nn:Heads of state Category:nn:Monarchy