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kungs

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Latgalian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Latvian kùngs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkunks]
  • Hyphenation: kungs

Noun

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kungs m (diminutive kuņdzeņš)

  1. gentleman

Declension

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Declension of kungs (type 1 noun)
singular plural
nominative kungs kungi
genitive kunga kungu
dative kungam kungim
accusative kungu kungus
instrumental kungu kungim
locative kungā kungūs
vocative kung kungi

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • A. Andronov; L. Leikuma (2008), Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 11

Latvian

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Kārava kungs

Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, whence also ķẽniņš.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kùngs m (1st declension)

  1. gentleman
  2. Mr.
  3. Sir
  4. master (courtesy title of a man)
  5. (card games) king

Declension

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Declension of kungs (1st)
singular
(vienskaitlis)
plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative kungs kungi
genitive kunga kungu
dative kungam kungiem
accusative kungu kungus
instrumental kungu kungiem
locative kungā kungos
vocative kung kungi

Derived terms

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See also

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Playing cards in Latvian · spēļu kārtis (layout · text)
dūzis divnieks trijnieks četrinieks piecnieks sešnieks septītnieks
astotnieks devītnieks desmitnieks kalps dāma kungs džokers

Swedish

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Noun

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kungs

  1. indefinite genitive singular of kung