"koning" meaning in Dutch

See koning in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkoː.nɪŋ/ Audio: Nl-koning.ogg Forms: koningen [plural], koninkje [diminutive, neuter], koningin [feminine]
Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ Etymology: From Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch cuninc, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate to English king. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{dercat|nl|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|nl|dum|cōninc}} Middle Dutch cōninc, {{inh|nl|odt|cuninc}} Old Dutch cuninc, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*kuning}} Proto-West Germanic *kuning, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*kuningaz}} Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, {{cog|en|king}} English king Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+|f=koningin}} koning m (plural koningen, diminutive koninkje n, feminine koningin)
  1. a king, monarch Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-koning-nl-noun-XT0sA71A Categories (other): Monarchy Disambiguation of Monarchy: 74 13 13
  2. a king, top-dog Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-koning-nl-noun-mGuGt42S
  3. (chess) a king Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-koning-nl-noun-sNmUEBmW Categories (other): Chess, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Chess, Heads of state Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 83 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 18 18 63 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ZM, koningin, dame, toren, loper, bisschop, raadsheer, paard, pion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bladkoning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Driekoningen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dubbelkoning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koningschap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koningshuis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koningskaars"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koningskind"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koningslepelaar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koningstiran"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koninklijk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koninkrijk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kwartelkoning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "onderkoning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "winterkoning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zonnekoning"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "koning"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: koning",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: koning"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "koning",
            "3": "kiniṅ"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: koning, kiniṅ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: koning, kiniṅ"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xpq",
            "2": "kunnung",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "kownu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: kownu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: kownu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arw",
            "2": "kónoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lokono: kónoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lokono: kónoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "konu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: konu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: konu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "car",
            "2": "konu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kari'na: konu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kari'na: konu"
    }
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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "cōninc"
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      "expansion": "Middle Dutch cōninc",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
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        "2": "odt",
        "3": "cuninc"
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*kuning"
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kuningaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kuningaz",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "king"
      },
      "expansion": "English king",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "koningen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koninkje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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        "feminine"
      ]
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        "3": "+",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ko‧ning"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ZM"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koningin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dame"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "toren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "loper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bisschop"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "raadsheer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "paard"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pion"
    }
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          "_dis": "74 13 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Monarchy",
          "orig": "nl:Monarchy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "a king, monarch"
      ],
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          "king",
          "king"
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "a king, top-dog"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Chess",
          "orig": "nl:Chess",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Chess",
          "orig": "nl:Chess",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Heads of state",
          "orig": "nl:Heads of state",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "a king"
      ],
      "id": "en-koning-nl-noun-sNmUEBmW",
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          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
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        "(chess) a king"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoː.nɪŋ/"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-koning.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Nl-koning.ogg/Nl-koning.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Nl-koning.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "nl:koning"
  ],
  "word": "koning"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/oːnɪŋ",
    "nl:Chess",
    "nl:Heads of state",
    "nl:Monarchy",
    "sas:Colors"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bladkoning"
    },
    {
      "word": "Driekoningen"
    },
    {
      "word": "dubbelkoning"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningschap"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningshuis"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningskaars"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningskind"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningslepelaar"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningstiran"
    },
    {
      "word": "koninklijk"
    },
    {
      "word": "koninkrijk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kwartelkoning"
    },
    {
      "word": "onderkoning"
    },
    {
      "word": "winterkoning"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zonnekoning"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "koning"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: koning",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: koning"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "koning",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Negerhollands: koning, kiniṅ"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xpq",
            "2": "kunnung",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "kownu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: kownu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: kownu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arw",
            "2": "kónoe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lokono: kónoe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lokono: kónoe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "konu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: konu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: konu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "car",
            "2": "konu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kari'na: konu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kari'na: konu"
    }
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      "name": "root"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kuningaz",
      "name": "inh"
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      "expansion": "English king",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch cuninc, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate to English king.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "koningen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koninkje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koningin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+",
        "f": "koningin"
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      "expansion": "koning m (plural koningen, diminutive koninkje n, feminine koningin)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ko‧ning"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ZM"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningin"
    },
    {
      "word": "dame"
    },
    {
      "word": "toren"
    },
    {
      "word": "loper"
    },
    {
      "word": "bisschop"
    },
    {
      "word": "raadsheer"
    },
    {
      "word": "paard"
    },
    {
      "word": "pion"
    }
  ],
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        "a king, monarch"
      ],
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        [
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          "king"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a king, top-dog"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nl:Chess"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a king"
      ],
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        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
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        "(chess) a king"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoː.nɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-koning.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Nl-koning.ogg/Nl-koning.ogg.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "nl:koning"
  ],
  "word": "koning"
}

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