Königsberg
See also: Konigsberg
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Königsberg
- (historical) The former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.
Related terms
Translations
the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
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Further reading
- “Königsberg”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Königsberg”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “königsberg”, in Collins English Dictionary.
German
Etymology
From König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɛɐ̯k/
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Proper noun
Königsberg n (proper noun, genitive Königsbergs or (optionally with an article) Königsberg)
- (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia), now known as Kaliningrad
Declension
Declension of Königsberg [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Königsberg |
genitive | eines | des | Königsbergs, Königsberg |
dative | einem | dem | Königsberg |
accusative | ein | das | Königsberg |
Derived terms
- Königsberger
- Königsbergerin
- Königsberger Klopse
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour/honor of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkø.ni(ɡ)ˌzbɛrɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɛrɡ
- (low-register) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ni(ɡ).zberɡ/, /ˈke.ni(ɡ).zberɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɔni(ɡ)zberɡ, -eni(ɡ)zberɡ
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Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkenisbeɾ/ [ˈke.niz.β̞eɾ]
- Rhymes: -enisbeɾ
- Syllabification: Kö‧nigs‧berg
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Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
See also
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