drotning

Faroese
drotningin í Føroyum - the Queen in the Faroes

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttning.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɾɔʰtnɪŋk]

Noun

drotning f (genitive singular drotningar, plural drotningar)

  1. queen
  2. queen consort
  3. (chess) queen
  4. queen bee

Usage notes
  • Margretha 2. drotning í Danmark - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
  • tann 8. oktober fer Margretha drotning at boða frá, at hon hevur játtað Fríðriki krúnprinsi at giftast við Mary Donaldson - on Ocotber 8th will Queen Margrethe disclose, that she agreed, that Crown Prince Frederik gets married with Mary Donaldson

Declension
f6 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative drotning drotningin drotningar drotningarnar
Accusative drotning drotningina drotningar drotningarnar
Dative drotning drotningini drotningum drotningunum
Genitive drotningar drotningarinnar drotninga drotninganna

Synonyms

See also
Chess pieces in Faroese · talvfólkið (talv + fólkið) (layout · text)
kongur frúgv, drotning rókur bispur riddari finna
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