dronning

See also: drónning

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttning (“mistress, queen”), from dróttinn (“lord, leader”), from drótt (“band, flock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ʁʌneŋ]

Noun

dronning c (singular definite dronningen, plural indefinite dronninger)

1. queen (monarch)
2. (chess) queen

Inflection

Declension of dronning

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dronning	dronningen	dronninger	dronningerne
genitive	dronnings	dronningens	dronningers	dronningernes

See also

Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text)
es	toer	treer	firer	femmer	sekser	syver
otter	nier	tier	knægt, bonde	dame, dronning	konge	joker

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttning.

Noun

dronning f or m (definite singular dronninga or dronningen, indefinite plural dronninger, definite plural dronningene)

1. queen (a female monarch)
2. queen (chess piece)
3. queen (reproductive female of certain insects)

Derived terms

• bidronning
• Dronning Maud Land
• skjønnhetsdronning

Related terms

• konge

References

• “dronning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttning.

Noun

dronning f (definite singular dronninga, indefinite plural dronningar, definite plural dronningane)

1. queen (a female monarch)
2. queen (chess piece)
3. queen (reproductive female of certain insects)

Derived terms

• bidronning, biedronning
• Dronning Maud Land

Related terms

• konge

References

• “dronning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.