König

Meaning

Noun

king (monarch, chess, card games)

Name

a common surname transferred from the nickname

Concepts

king

👑

ruler

King

👑

monarch

prince

🤴

politician

sovereign

tsar

daimyo

king

👑

emperor

governor

Inca

lord

Synonyms

Herrscher

Monarch

Fürst

🤴

Landesherr

Inka

Kaiser

Königin

👸

Machthaber

Meister

Politiker

Potentat

Prinz

🤴

Regent

Souverän

Seine Majestät

souverän

Euer Majestät

Champion

Marktbeherrscher

Gebieter

Herr

👨

herrlich

Translations

roi

👑

rey

👑

re

👑

koning

👑

rei

👑

rei

👑

βασιλιάς

kral

👑

rex

👑

şah

heer

ملك

👼

vorst

rei

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

keenig

Basel-Landschaft

kiinig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkøːnɪç/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: künec

Inherited from Old High German: kuning

Cognate with Middle Low German: köninc

Cognate with Old Saxon: kuning

Cognate with Old Dutch: kuning

Cognate with Dutch: koning

Cognate with Old English: cyning

Cognate with English: king

Cognate with Old Norse: konungr

Cognate with Danish: konge

Cognate with Finnish: -

Cognate with Estonian: kuningas

Cognate with Russian: князь

In summary

From Middle High German künec, from Old High German kuning (rarer kunig), from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
The development Old High German -ning → later -nig is regular (see Pfennig). The modern vocalism -ö- is chiefly Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German köninc, from Old Saxon kuning.
Cognate with Old Dutch kuning (whence Dutch koning), Old English cyning (whence English king), Old Norse konungr (whence e.g. Danish konge). The word was borrowed into non-Germanic languages in Proto-Germanic times: Finnish and Estonian kuningas, Russian князь (knjazʹ).

Sentences

Der Kunde ist König , und das sollte er sich hin und wieder bewusst machen .

The customer is king, and he should be aware of this every now and then.

Donald wurde König von Schottland .

Donald became King of Scotland.

Deshalb ist auch er auf der Suche nach einer charmanten Dame für den König .

That is why he is also looking for a charming lady for the king.

König Adolf Friedrich bestätigte ihn später mit kleinen Änderungen .

King Adolf Friedrich later confirmed it with small changes.

Aktueller Schirmherr ist König Juan Carlos von Spanien .

The current patron is King Juan Carlos of Spain.