Keenich

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German König.

Noun

Keenich m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) king
    freie wie e klaanr Keenich
    free like a small king

Further reading
  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 72:

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German künec, from Old High German kuning (rarer kunig), from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰeːniç/

Noun

Keenich m (plural Keenich, feminine Keenichin)

  1. king
    De Keenich is gestorreb.
    The king has died.

Derived terms
  • Keenich-in-de-Nacht
  • Keenichreich

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German künec, from Old High German kuning (rarer kunig), from Proto-West Germanic *kuning. Compare German König. Cognate to Dutch koning, English king.

Noun

Keenich m (plural Keenich, feminine Keenichn)

  1. king
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