dronning

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dróttning (mistress, queen), cognate with Swedish drottning. Derived from dróttinn (lord, leader) (Danish drot).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /drɔnenɡ/, [ˈd̥ʁʌneŋ]

Noun

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dronning c (singular definite dronningen, plural indefinite dronninger)

  1. queen (a female monarch)
  2. queen (the wife or widow of a king)
  3. (figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)
  4. (zoology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)
  5. (chess) queen

Declension

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Derived terms

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dróttning.

Noun

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dronning f or m (definite singular dronninga or dronningen, indefinite plural dronninger, definite plural dronningene)

  1. queen (a female monarch)
  2. queen (the wife or widow of a king)
  3. (figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)
  4. (zoology, entomology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)
  5. (chess) queen

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dróttning.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²dronːɪŋ(ɡ)/, [²drɞ̞n.nɪŋɡ], [²dɾɞ̞n.nɪŋ]

Noun

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dronning f (definite singular dronninga, indefinite plural dronningar, definite plural dronningane)

  1. queen (a female monarch)
  2. queen (chess piece)
  3. queen (reproductive female of certain insects)

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