ķēniņiene

See also: ķēniņienē

Latvian

From ķēniņš (“king”) +‎ -iene.

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

(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

Except for a few expressions, ķēniņiene has mostly been replaced by its synonym karaliene in current usage.