karaliene

See also: karalienē and karalienė

Latvian

Etymology

From karalis (“king”) +‎ -ene (“fem.”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

karaliene f (5th declension, masculine form: karalis)

  1. queen (female monarch of a kingdom; her title)
    Skotijas, Īrijas un Anglijas karaliene Marija II Stjuarta ― the queen of Scotland, Ireland and England, Mary II Stuart
    karaliene Kristīne ― Queen Kristīne
  2. queen (the wife of a king)
    karalis ar karalieni atgriezās Berlīnē 1809. gadā ― the king and the queen returned to Berlin in 1809
  3. queen (the most important, influential or outstanding woman or female being in a group)
    skaistuma karaliene ― beauty queen
    sporta karaliene ― sports queen
    dziedoņu karaliene: lakstīgala ― the queen of singers (= songbirds): the nightingale

Declension

Declension of karaliene (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative karaliene karalienes
genitive karalienes karalieņu
dative karalienei karalienēm
accusative karalieni karalienes
instrumental karalieni karalienēm
locative karalienē karalienēs
vocative karaliene karalienes

Synonyms

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