farao

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farao c (singular definite faraoen, plural indefinite faraoer or faraoner)

faraoen (definite singular)
faraoer (indefinite plural)
faraoner (indefinite plural)
farao (indefinite nominative singular)
faraoen (definite nominative singular)
faraoer (indefinite nominative plural)
faraoner (indefinite nominative plural)
faraoerne (definite nominative plural)
faraonerne (definite nominative plural)
faraos (genitive indefinite singular)
faraoens (definite genitive singular)
faraoers (genitive indefinite plural)
faraoners (genitive indefinite plural)
faraoernes (definite genitive plural)
faraonernes (definite genitive plural)

From Late Latin pharaō, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”), literally pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”).


imperium

imperium n (singular definite imperiet, plural indefinite imperier)

imperiet (definite singular)
imperier (indefinite plural)


zarina

zarina c (singular definite zarinaen, plural indefinite zarinaer)

zarinaen (definite singular)
zarinaer (indefinite plural)
zarina (indefinite nominative singular)
zarinaen (definite nominative singular)
zarinaer (indefinite nominative plural)
zarinaerne (definite nominative plural)
zarinas (genitive indefinite singular)
zarinaens (definite genitive singular)
zarinaers (genitive indefinite plural)
zarinaernes (definite genitive plural)


zar

zar c (singular definite zaren, plural indefinite zarer)

zaren (definite singular)
zarer (indefinite plural)
zar (indefinite nominative singular)
zaren (definite nominative singular)
zarer (indefinite nominative plural)
zarerne (definite nominative plural)
zars (genitive indefinite singular)
zarens (definite genitive singular)
zarers (genitive indefinite plural)
zarernes (definite genitive plural)


krone

krone c (singular definite kronen, plural indefinite kroner)

kronen (definite singular)
kroner (indefinite plural)
krone (indefinite nominative singular)
kronen (definite nominative singular)
kroner (indefinite nominative plural)
kronerne (definite nominative plural)
krones (genitive indefinite singular)
kronens (definite genitive singular)
kroners (genitive indefinite plural)
kronernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: króna

→ Icelandic: króna

From Middle Low German krōne, from Latin corōna (“crown”). Compare also German Krone.

krone, crown (the currency of Denmark, Norway or Sweden, divided into 100 øre)


krone

krone (imperative kron, infinitive at krone, present tense kroner, past tense kronede, perfect tense har kronet)

kron (imperative)
at krone (infinitive)
kroner (present)
kronede (past)
har kronet (perfect)
krone (active infinitive)
krones (infinitive passive)
kroner (active present)
krones (passive present)
kronede (active past)
kronedes (passive past)
kron (active imperative)
kronende (participle present)
kronet (participle past)
kronen (gerund participle)

From Middle Low German krōnen, from Latin corōnāre (“to crown”). Compare also German krönen.


prinsesse

prinsesse c (singular definite prinsessen, plural indefinite prinsesseer)

prinsessen (definite singular)
prinsesseer (indefinite plural)
prinsesse (indefinite nominative singular)
prinsessen (definite nominative singular)
prinsesseer (indefinite nominative plural)
prinsesseerne (definite nominative plural)
prinsesses (genitive indefinite singular)
prinsessens (definite genitive singular)
prinsesseers (genitive indefinite plural)
prinsesseernes (definite genitive plural)

Faroese: prinsessa

Icelandic: prinsessa

[pʰʁ̥ænˈsɛsə]

From French princesse, derived from prince.

princess (a female member of the royal family, especially the daughter or daughter-in-law of a ruling monarch)

princess (a female member of the ruling family of a principality)


dronning

dronning c (singular definite dronningen, plural indefinite dronninger)

dronningen (definite singular)
dronninger (indefinite plural)
dronning (indefinite nominative singular)
dronningen (definite nominative singular)
dronninger (indefinite nominative plural)
dronningerne (definite nominative plural)
dronnings (genitive indefinite singular)
dronningens (definite genitive singular)
dronningers (genitive indefinite plural)
dronningernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dróttning (“mistress, queen”), cognate with Swedish drottning. Derived from dróttinn (“lord, leader”) (Danish drot).

(figuratively) queen (a person who is leading in a certain area)

(zoology) queen (the reproductive female in social insect species)


konge

konge c (singular definite kongen, plural indefinite konger)

kongen (definite singular)
konger (indefinite plural)
konge (indefinite nominative singular)
kongen (definite nominative singular)
konger (indefinite nominative plural)
kongerne (definite nominative plural)
konges (genitive indefinite singular)
kongens (definite genitive singular)
kongers (genitive indefinite plural)
kongernes (definite genitive plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: konge

→ Greenlandic: kunngi

Older konning, from Old Norse konungr (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”), cognate with Swedish konung, English king, German König, Dutch koning. Derived from *kunją (“kin, clan”) (Danish køn).

(figuratively) king (a person who is leading in a certain area)


prins

prins c (singular definite prinsen, plural indefinite prinser)

prinsen (definite singular)
prinser (indefinite plural)
prins (indefinite nominative singular)
prinsen (definite nominative singular)
prinser (indefinite nominative plural)
prinserne (definite nominative plural)
prins' (genitive indefinite singular)
prinsens (definite genitive singular)
prinsers (genitive indefinite plural)
prinsernes (definite genitive plural)

Via Middle Low German prinze, German Prinz from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps. Doublet of fyrste via a calque.

prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)


kong

Kong Lars var en konge.

king (used as a title before the name of a king)


sultan

sultan c (singular definite sultanen, plural indefinite sultaner)

sultanen (definite singular)
sultaner (indefinite plural)
sultan (indefinite nominative singular)
sultanen (definite nominative singular)
sultaner (indefinite nominative plural)
sultanerne (definite nominative plural)
sultans (genitive indefinite singular)
sultanens (definite genitive singular)
sultaners (genitive indefinite plural)
sultanernes (definite genitive plural)


monark

monark c (singular definite monarken, plural indefinite monarker)

monarken (definite singular)
monarker (indefinite plural)
monark (indefinite nominative singular)
monarken (definite nominative singular)
monarker (indefinite nominative plural)
monarkerne (definite nominative plural)
monarks (genitive indefinite singular)
monarkens (definite genitive singular)
monarkers (genitive indefinite plural)
monarkernes (definite genitive plural)


monarki

monarki n (singular definite monarkiet, plural indefinite monarkier)

monarkiet (definite singular)
monarkier (indefinite plural)
monarki (indefinite nominative singular)
monarkiet (definite nominative singular)
monarkier (indefinite nominative plural)
monarkierne (definite nominative plural)
monarkis (genitive indefinite singular)
monarkiets (definite genitive singular)
monarkiers (genitive indefinite plural)
monarkiernes (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía, “monarchy”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “government”).


trone

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trone c (singular definite tronen, plural indefinite troner)

tronen (definite singular)
troner (indefinite plural)
trone (indefinite nominative singular)
tronen (definite nominative singular)
troner (indefinite nominative plural)
tronerne (definite nominative plural)
trones (genitive indefinite singular)
tronens (definite genitive singular)
troners (genitive indefinite plural)
tronernes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, throne”).


trone

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trone (imperative tron, infinitive at trone, present tense troner, past tense tronede, perfect tense har tronet)

tron (imperative)
at trone (infinitive)
troner (present)
tronede (past)
har tronet (perfect)


kejser

kejser c (singular definite kejseren, plural indefinite kejsere)

kejseren (definite singular)
kejsere (indefinite plural)
kejser (indefinite nominative singular)
kejseren (definite nominative singular)
kejsere (indefinite nominative plural)
kejserne (definite nominative plural)
kejsers (genitive indefinite singular)
kejserens (definite genitive singular)
kejseres (genitive indefinite plural)
kejsernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German keiser, from Latin Caesar.


kongerige

kongerige n (singular definite kongeriget, plural indefinite kongeriger)

kongeriget (definite singular)
kongeriger (indefinite plural)
kongerige (indefinite nominative singular)
kongeriget (definite nominative singular)
kongeriger (indefinite nominative plural)
kongerigerne (definite nominative plural)
kongeriges (genitive indefinite singular)
kongerigets (definite genitive singular)
kongerigers (genitive indefinite plural)
kongerigernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈkʰʌŋəˌʁiːə]

From Old Norse konungríki, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to konge (“king”) + rige (“realm”). Compare Norwegian kongerike, Swedish kungarike, Dutch koninkrijk, German Königreich.

A nation having as supreme ruler, a kingdom.


dynasti

dynasti n (singular definite dynastiet, plural indefinite dynastier)

dynastiet (definite singular)
dynastier (indefinite plural)
dynasti (indefinite nominative singular)
dynastiet (definite nominative singular)
dynastier (indefinite nominative plural)
dynastierne (definite nominative plural)
dynastis (genitive indefinite singular)
dynastiets (definite genitive singular)
dynastiers (genitive indefinite plural)
dynastiernes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).


fyrstedømme

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fyrstedømme n (singular definite fyrstedømmet, plural indefinite fyrstedømmer)

fyrstedømmet (definite singular)
fyrstedømmer (indefinite plural)
fyrstedømme (indefinite nominative singular)
fyrstedømmet (definite nominative singular)
fyrstedømmer (indefinite nominative plural)
fyrstedømmerne (definite nominative plural)
fyrstedømmes (genitive indefinite singular)
fyrstedømmets (definite genitive singular)
fyrstedømmers (genitive indefinite plural)
fyrstedømmernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈfyɐ̯sd̥əˌd̥œmə]

Equivalent to fyrste (“prince”) + -dømme (“-dom”), calque of German Fürstentum

principality (a region or a nation governed by a prince)


kejserinde

kejserinde c (singular definite kejserinden, plural indefinite kejserinder)

kejserinden (definite singular)
kejserinder (indefinite plural)
kejserinde (indefinite nominative singular)
kejserinden (definite nominative singular)
kejserinder (indefinite nominative plural)
kejserinderne (definite nominative plural)
kejserindes (genitive indefinite singular)
kejserindens (definite genitive singular)
kejserinders (genitive indefinite plural)
kejserindernes (definite genitive plural)


kejserrige

kejserrige n (singular definite kejserriget, plural indefinite kejserriger)

kejserriget (definite singular)
kejserriger (indefinite plural)
kejserrige (indefinite nominative singular)
kejserriget (definite nominative singular)
kejserriger (indefinite nominative plural)
kejserrigerne (definite nominative plural)
kejserriges (genitive indefinite singular)
kejserrigets (definite genitive singular)
kejserrigers (genitive indefinite plural)
kejserrigernes (definite genitive plural)

From kejser (“emperor”) + rige (“realm”). Compare to German Kaiserreich and Dutch keizerrijk.

empire (super-state ruled by an emperor)


kongehus

kongehus n (singular definite kongehuset, plural indefinite kongehuse)

kongehuset (definite singular)
kongehuse (indefinite plural)
kongehus (indefinite nominative singular)
kongehuset (definite nominative singular)
kongehuse (indefinite nominative plural)
kongehusene (definite nominative plural)
kongehus' (genitive indefinite singular)
kongehusets (definite genitive singular)
kongehuses (genitive indefinite plural)
kongehusenes (definite genitive plural)


ærkehertug

ærkehertug c (singular definite ærkehertugen, plural indefinite ærkehertuger)

ærkehertugen (definite singular)
ærkehertuger (indefinite plural)
ærkehertug (indefinite nominative singular)
ærkehertugen (definite nominative singular)
ærkehertuger (indefinite nominative plural)
ærkehertugerne (definite nominative plural)
ærkehertugs (genitive indefinite singular)
ærkehertugens (definite genitive singular)
ærkehertugers (genitive indefinite plural)
ærkehertugernes (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: ærkehertuginde


dronningemoder

dronningemoder c (singular definite dronningemoderen, plural indefinite dronningemødre)

dronningemoderen (definite singular)
dronningemødre (indefinite plural)
dronningemoder (indefinite nominative singular)
dronningemoderen (definite nominative singular)
dronningemødre (indefinite nominative plural)
dronningemødrene (definite nominative plural)
dronningemoders (genitive indefinite singular)
dronningemoderens (definite genitive singular)
dronningemødres (genitive indefinite plural)
dronningemødrenes (definite genitive plural)