ķēniņiene
See also: ķēniņienē
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ķēniņš (“king”) + -iene.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]ķēniņiene m (1st declension, male equivalent)
- (dated) queen (the female monarch of a kingdom; the wife of a king)
- ziema nu valdīja kā īsta ķēniņiene ― winter now ruled like a real queen
- Esi tādēļ tu mans ķēniņš, es būšu tava ķēniņiene ― be now my king, (and) I will be your queen
Usage notes
[edit]Except for a few expressions, ķēniņiene has mostly been replaced by its synonym karaliene in current usage.
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ķēniņiene | ķēniņienes |
| genitive | ķēniņienes | ķēniņieņu |
| dative | ķēniņienei | ķēniņienēm |
| accusative | ķēniņieni | ķēniņienes |
| instrumental | ķēniņieni | ķēniņienēm |
| locative | ķēniņienē | ķēniņienēs |
| vocative | ķēniņiene | ķēniņienes |