Königsberg

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː.nɪɡzˌbɜːɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜ.nɪɡzˌbɝɡ/, /ˈkeɪ.nɪɡzˌbɝɡ/
• Hyphenation: Kö‧nigs‧berg

Proper noun

Königsberg

1. (historical) The former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.

Related terms

• Königsberger Klopse

Translations

the former capital of East Prussia — See also translations at Kaliningrad

Afrikaans: Koningsberg Arabic: كُونِيغْسْبَرْغ‎ m (kūnīḡsbarḡ) Azerbaijani: Köniqsberq Bashkir: Кө́нигсберг (Kö́nigsberg) Belarusian: Караля́вец m (Karaljávjec) Bulgarian: Кьонигсберг m (Kjonigsberg) Chinese: Mandarin: 柯尼斯堡 (Kēnísībǎo), 哥尼斯堡 (zh) (Gēnísībǎo) Czech: Královec (cs) m Danish: Königsberg Dutch: Koningsbergen n Esperanto: Kenigsbergo Finnish: Königsberg (fi) French: Kœnigsberg m, Königsberg (fr) m Georgian: კენიგსბერგი (ḳenigsbergi) German: Königsberg (de) n Greek: Καινιξβέργη f (Kainixvérgi), Κένιγκσμπεργκ n (Kénigksmpergk) Hebrew: קֶנִיגְסְבֶּרְג‎ m (Kenigsbérg) Italian: Königsberg f Japanese: ケーニヒスベルク (Kēnihisuberuku) Korean: 쾨니히스베르크 (Koenihiseubereukeu) Latin: Rēgiomontum n, Rēgiomontium n, (please verify) Rēgiomontānum n Latvian: Kēnigsberga f, Karaļauči m Lithuanian: Karaliaučius m Low German: German Low German: Königsbarg n (in some dialects), Kensbarg n (Natangian Low Prussian), Kensborg n (Elbingian Low Prussian) North Frisian: Könningsbeerg Norwegian: Königsberg Old Polish: Królewiec m, Królówgród m Persian: کونیگسبرگ‎ (Konigsberg) Polish: Królewiec (pl) m Portuguese: Conisberga f, Königsberg f, Konigsberg f Romanian: Königsberg m Russian: Кёнигсберг (ru) m (Kjónigsberg), Кёнигсбе́рг (ru) m (Kjonigsbérg), Короле́вец m (Korolévec) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Краљевиц m Roman: Kraljevic m Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: Kralowc m Spanish: Königsberg (es) m Swedish: Königsberg (sv) n Ukrainian: Ке́ніґсберґ m (Kénigsberg), Кеніґсбе́рґ m (Kenigsbérg) Urdu: کونگسبرگ‎ m (Konigasberg) West Frisian: Keningsberch Yiddish: קעניגסבערג‎ n (kenigsberg)

See also

• Kaliningrad
• Prussia

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German

Etymology

From König (“king”) +‎ Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɛɐ̯k/

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• Hyphenation: Kö‧nigs‧berg

Proper noun

Königsberg n (proper noun, strong, genitive Königsbergs or Königsberg)

1. (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia), now known as Kaliningrad

Declension

Declension of Königsberg [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	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

See also

• Kaliningrad

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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

Proper noun

Königsberg f

1. (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)

See also

• Kaliningrad

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Königsberg f

1. Alternative spelling of Konigsberg

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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

Proper noun

Königsberg m

1. (historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)

See also

• Kaliningrado