dronning
See also: drónning
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse dróttning (“mistress, queen”), cognate with Swedish drottning. Derived from dróttinn (“lord, leader”) (Danish drot).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɔnenɡ/, [ˈd̥ʁʌneŋ]
Noun
dronning c (singular definite dronningen, plural indefinite dronninger)
- queen (a female monarch)
- queen (the wife or widow of a king)
- (figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)
- (zoology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)
- (chess) queen
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dronning | dronningen | dronninger | dronningerne |
| genitive | dronnings | dronningens | dronningers | dronningernes |
Derived terms
- bidronning
- dronningekrone
- dronningerige
- dronningeslot
- enkedronning
- skønhedsdronning
Related terms
- konge (“king”)
- prins (“son of a king and/or a queen”)
- prinsgemal (“husband of a ruling queen”)
- prinsesse (“daughter of a king and/or a queen”)
See also
| Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| konge | dronning | tårn | løber | springer, hest | bonde |
| Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| es | toer | treer | firer | femmer | sekser | syver |
| otter | nier | tier | knægt, bonde | dame, dronning | konge | joker |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
dronning f or m (definite singular dronninga or dronningen, indefinite plural dronninger, definite plural dronningene)
- queen (a female monarch)
- queen (the wife or widow of a king)
- (figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)
- (zoology, entomology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)
- (chess) queen
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “dronning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- drottning (pre-1901 (Landsmål))
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²dronːɪŋ(ɡ)/, [²drɞ̞n.nɪŋɡ], [²dɾɞ̞n.nɪŋ]
Noun
dronning f (definite singular dronninga, indefinite plural dronningar, definite plural dronningane)
Derived terms
- bidronning, biedronning
- Dronning Maud Land
Related terms
References
- “dronning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.