Kœnigsberg

French

Alternative forms

• Königsberg

Etymology

Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour/honor of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ke.niɡs.bɛʁ/

Proper noun

Kœnigsberg ?

1. (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)

See also

• Kaliningrad