drotning
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse dróttning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɾɔʰtnɪŋk]
Noun
drotning f (genitive singular drotningar, plural drotningar)
- queen
- queen consort
- (chess) queen
- queen bee
Usage notes
- Margretha 2. drotning í Danmark - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
- tann 8. oktober fer Margretha drotning at boða frá, at hon hevur játtað Fríðriki krúnprinsi at giftast við Mary Donaldson - on Ocotber 8th will Queen Margrethe disclose, that she agreed, that Crown Prince Frederik gets married with Mary Donaldson
Declension
f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | drotning | drotningin | drotningar | drotningarnar |
Accusative | drotning | drotningina | drotningar | drotningarnar |
Dative | drotning | drotningini | drotningum | drotningunum |
Genitive | drotningar | drotningarinnar | drotninga | drotninganna |
Synonyms
- (chess): frúgv
See also
Chess pieces in Faroese · talvfólkið (talv + fólkið) (layout · text) | |||||
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kongur | frúgv, drotning | rókur | bispur | riddari | finna |