ķēniņiene

See also: ķēniņienē

Latvian

Etymology

From ķēniņš (“king”) +‎ -iene.

Pronunciation

Noun

ķēniņiene m (1st declension, masculine form: ķēniņš)

  1. (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

Except for a few expressions, ķēniņiene has mostly been replaced by its synonym karaliene in current usage.

Declension

Declension of ķēniņiene (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative ķēniņiene ķēniņienes
genitive ķēniņienes ķēniņieņu
dative ķēniņienei ķēniņienēm
accusative ķēniņieni ķēniņienes
instrumental ķēniņieni ķēniņienēm
locative ķēniņienē ķēniņienēs
vocative ķēniņiene ķēniņienes

Synonyms

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