konge

Danish

Alternative forms

• kong, konning

Etymology

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From Old Norse konungr (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnɡə/, [ˈkʰʌŋə]

Noun

konge c (singular definite kongen, plural indefinite konger)

1. king (monarch)
2. (chess) king
3. (card games) king

Inflection

Declension of konge

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	konge	kongen	konger	kongerne
genitive	konges	kongens	kongers	kongernes

Synonyms

• drot

Descendants

• → Greenlandic: kunngi

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

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From Old Norse konungr and kongr, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).

Adjective

konge (indeclinable)

1. (slang) fantastic, great

   Helt konge!

(That's) brilliant!

Noun

konge m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural konger, definite plural kongene)

1. king
   1. a male monarch
   2. a playing piece in chess
   3. a playing card with the image of a king on it

Derived terms

Terms derived from konge

• kongebesøk
• kongeblå
• kongeboa
• kongedømme
• kongefamilie
• kongehus
• kongekrabbe
• kongekrone
• kgl. res.
• kongelig

• kongelig resolusjon
• kongelys
• kongemakt
• kongepar
• kongepjolter
• kongepokal
• kongerike
• kongerøkelse
• kongesaga
• kongesalutt

• kongesang
• kongeslange
• kongesønn
• kongetiger
• kongetrone
• kongevann
• kongevei
• kongevennlig
• kongeverdighet
• kongeørn

Related terms

• dronning
• kong

References

• “konge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “konge” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse konungr and kongr. Akin to English king.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kɔŋːə/

Adjective

konge (indeclinable)

1. (slang) fantastic, great

   Heilt konge!

(That's) brilliant!

Noun

konge m (definite singular kongen, indefinite plural kongar, definite plural kongane)

1. king
   1. a male monarch
   2. a playing piece in chess
   3. a playing card with the image of a king on it

Derived terms

Terms derived from konge

• fuglekonge
• kongebesøk
• kongeblå
• kongedømme, kongedøme

• kongefamilie
• kongehus
• kongeleg
• kongepar

• kongerike
• kongeørn
• visekonge

Related terms

• dronning
• kong

References

• “konge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.