Königsberg

See also: Konigsberg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜːnɪɡzˌbɜːɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜnɪɡzˌbɝɡ/, /ˈkeɪnɪɡzˌbɝɡ/
• Hyphenation: Kö‧nigs‧berg

Proper noun

Königsberg

1. (historical) The former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.

Derived terms

• Königsberger Klopse

See also

• Kaliningrad
• Prussia

Translations

the former capital of East Prussia — See also translations at Kaliningrad

• Afrikaans: Koningsberg
• Arabic: كُونِيغْسْبَرْغ‏‎ m (kūnīḡsbarḡ)
• Azeri: Köniqsberq
• Bashkir: Кө́нигсберг (Kö́nigsberg)
• Belarusian: Караля́вец m (Karaljávjec)
• Bulgarian: Кьонигсберг m (Kjonigsberg)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 柯尼斯堡 (Kēnísībǎo), 哥尼斯堡 (zh) (Gēnísībǎo)

• Czech: Královec (cs) m
• Danish: Königsberg
• Dutch: Koningsbergen n
• Esperanto: Kenigsbergo
• French: Kœnigsberg m, Königsberg (fr) m
• Georgian: კენიგსბერგი (ḳenigsbergi)
• German: Königsberg (de) n
• Greek: Καινιξβέργη f (Kainixvérgi), Κένιγκσμπεργκ n (Kénigksmpergk)
• Hebrew: קֶנִיגְסְבֶּרְג‏‎ m (Kenigsbérg)
• Italian: Königsberg f
• Japanese: ケーニヒスベルク (Kēnihisuberuku)
• Korean: 쾨니히스베르크 (Koenihiseubereukeu)
• Latin: Rēgiomontum n, Rēgiomontium n, ^{(please verify)} Rēgiomontānum n
• Latvian: Kēnigsberga f, Karaļauči m
• Lithuanian: Karaliaučius m

• Low German:

  German Low German: Königsbarg n (in some dialects), Kensbarg n (Natangian Low Prussian), Kensborg n (Elbingian Low Prussian)

• North Frisian: Könningsbeerg
• Norwegian: Königsberg
• Old English: Cyningesbeorg m
• Old Prussian: Twānksta, ^{(please verify)} Kunnegsgarbs, ^{(please verify)} Knigsberg
• Persian: کونیگسبرگ‏‎ (Konigsberg)
• Polish: Królewiec m
• Portuguese: Conisberga f, Königsberg f, Konigsberg f
• Romanian: Königsberg m
• Russian: Кёнигсберг (ru) m (Kjónigsberg), Кёнигсбе́рг (ru) m (Kjonigsbérg), Короле́вец m (Korolévec)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Краљевиц m

  Roman: Kraljevic m

• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Kralowc m

• Spanish: Königsberg (es) m
• Swedish: Königsberg (sv) n
• Ukrainian: Ке́ніґсберґ m (Kénigsberg), Кеніґсбе́рґ m (Kenigsbérg)
• Urdu: کونگسبرگ‏‎ m (Konigasberg)
• West Frisian: Keningsberch
• Yiddish: קעניגסבערג‏‎ n (kenigsberg)

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German

Etymology

From König (“king”) +‎ Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɛɐ̯k/

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• Hyphenation: Kö‧nigs‧berg

Proper noun

Königsberg n (genitive Königsbergs or Königsberg)

1. (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)

Declension

Declension of Königsberg (uncountable, proper noun)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(das)	Königsberg
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Königsbergs, Königsberg
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Königsberg
accusative	(ein)	(das)	Königsberg

Derived terms

• Königsberger, Königsbergerin
• Königsberger Klopse

See also

• Kaliningrad

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkø.ni(ɡ)ˌzbɛrɡ/

Proper noun

Königsberg f

1. (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)

See also

• Kaliningrad

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Königsberg f

1. Alternative spelling of Konigsberg

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkenisbeɾ/, [ˈkenizβeɾ]

Proper noun

Königsberg m

1. (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)

See also

• Kaliningrado