Old English · noun
cyninge
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈky.nin.ɡe/[ˈky.niŋ.ɡe]
- Syllables
- ˈky · nin · ɡe (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- queen
Meaning
-
a female king; queen
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Possibly dissimilated from earlier *cyningen, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningini; otherwise, equivalent to cyning + -e.
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