drotning

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dróttning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɾɔʰtnɪŋk]

Noun

drotning f (genitive singular drotningar, plural drotningar)

1. queen
2. queen consort
3. (chess) queen
4. 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)
kongur	frúgv, drotning	rókur	bispur	riddari	finna