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)

1. queen (a female monarch)
2. queen (the wife or widow of a king)
3. (figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)
4. (zoology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)
5. (chess) queen

Declension

Declension of dronning

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

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

From Old Norse dróttning.

Noun

dronning f or m (definite singular dronninga or dronningen, indefinite plural dronninger, definite plural dronningene)

1. queen (a female monarch)
2. queen (the wife or widow of a king)
3. (figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)
4. (zoology, entomology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)
5. (chess) queen

Derived terms

• bidronning
• Dronning Maud Land
• skjønnhetsdronning

Related terms

• konge

References

• “dronning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• drottning (pre-1901 (Landsmål))

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²dronːɪŋ(ɡ)/, [²drɞ̞n.nɪŋɡ], [²dɾɞ̞n.nɪŋ]

Noun

dronning f (definite singular dronninga, indefinite plural dronningar, definite plural dronningane)

1. queen (a female monarch)
2. queen (chess piece)
3. queen (reproductive female of certain insects)

Derived terms

• bidronning, biedronning
• Dronning Maud Land

Related terms

• konge, kong

References

• “dronning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.