"kinglet" meaning in All languages combined

See kinglet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: kinglets [plural]
Etymology: From king + -let. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|king|let}} king + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} kinglet (plural kinglets)
  1. (chiefly derogatory) A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory. Tags: derogatory Translations (petty king): reietó [masculine] (Catalan), roitelet [masculine] (French), királyocska (Hungarian), królik [masculine] (Polish), régulo [masculine] (Portuguese), царёк (carjók) [masculine] (Russian), régulo [masculine] (Spanish), царьо́к (carʹók) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-kinglet-en-noun-wS3T1LrO Disambiguation of 'petty king': 88 12 0 0
  2. A young or little king.
    Sense id: en-kinglet-en-noun-pXNOKtKr
  3. A prince.
    Sense id: en-kinglet-en-noun-hf~LMMR6
  4. Any of several birds of the family Regulidae. Categories (lifeform): Perching birds Synonyms: crest Translations (bird of the family Regulidae): reyín (Asturian), reietó [masculine] (Catalan), králíček (Czech), hippiäinen (Finnish), roitelet [masculine] (French), Goldhähnchen [neuter] (German), királyka (Hungarian), mysikrólik [masculine] (Polish), aușel [masculine] (Romanian), королёк (koroljók) [masculine] (Russian), корольо́к (korolʹók) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-kinglet-en-noun-87JLpt6D Disambiguation of Perching birds: 4 3 3 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -let, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 2 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -let: 20 4 4 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 5 5 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 3 3 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 3 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 9 5 5 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 4 4 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 4 4 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 5 5 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 3 3 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 5 5 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 4 4 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 4 4 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 4 4 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 5 5 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 4 4 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 2 2 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 12 4 4 79 Disambiguation of 'bird of the family Regulidae': 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: queenlet (english: female kinglet)

Inflected forms

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