Königsberg
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (like German) enPR: kœ′nĭᴋʜs-bĕrk′, IPA(key): (rhotic) /ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɛɹk/, (nonrhotic) /ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɜːk/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɜː.nɪɡzˌbɜːɡ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɜ.nɪɡzˌbɝɡ/, /ˈkeɪ.nɪɡzˌbɝɡ/, enPR: kā′nĭgz-bûrg′
- Hyphenation: Kö‧nigs‧berg
Proper noun[edit]
Königsberg
- (historical) The former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
Declension of Königsberg [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour/honor of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- 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
Proper noun[edit]
Königsberg f
- (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)
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Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Königsberg f
- Alternative spelling of Konigsberg
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Königsberg m
- (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.
Proper noun[edit]
Königsberg
- (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)
See also[edit]
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