kingdom

Betekenis

1. A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
2. A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
3. A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).

Met koppelteken als

king‧dom

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkɪŋdəm/

Etymologie

From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz, equivalent to king + -dom. Cognate with Scots kingdom, West Frisian keuningdom, Dutch koningdom, German Königtum, Danish kongedømme, Swedish kungadöme, and Icelandic konungdómur.
Etymology tree
Old English cyningdōm
Middle English kingdom
English kingdom