Feminine
Meaning
- (feminine) queen
- (archaic, dated, feminine) queen (chess piece)
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
keenigyyn
Basel-Landschaft
kiinigyyn
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkøːnɪɡɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German künigin, from Old High German chuningin, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningini, equivalent to König + -in. Cognate with West Frisian keninginne.
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