konge

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse konungr (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔnɡə/, [ˈkʰʌŋə]

Noun

konge c (singular definite kongen, plural indefinite konger)

  1. king (monarch)
  2. (chess) king
  3. (card games) king

Inflection
Declension of konge
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative konge kongen konger kongerne
genitive konges kongens kongers kongernes

Synonyms

Descendants

See also
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

Etymology

From Old Norse konungr and kongr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).

Adjective

konge (indeclinable)

  1. (slang) fantastic, great
    Helt konge!
(That's) brilliant!

Noun

konge m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural konger, definite plural kongene)

  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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse konungr and kongr. Akin to English king.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²kɔŋːə/

Adjective

konge (indeclinable)

  1. (slang) fantastic, great
    Heilt konge!
(That's) brilliant!

Noun

konge m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural kongar, definite plural kongane)

  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
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