kuningas

See also: Kuningas

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuningas, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuninɡ̊ɑs/, [ˈkunʲiŋɡ̊ɑs]
• Rhymes: -uninɡɑs
• Hyphenation: ku‧nin‧gas

Noun

kuningas (genitive kuninga, partitive kuningat)

1. king (the title of male head of state of a monarchist country)

   Synonym: (colloquial) kunn

2. chief, elder (an influential, prominent, or leading person among some)
3. (card games) king

   Synonym: (colloquial) kunn

4. (chess) king

Declension

Declension of kuningas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kuningas	kuningad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kuninga
genitive			kuningate
partitive		kuningat	kuningaid
illative		kuningasse	kuningatesse kuningaisse
inessive		kuningas	kuningates kuningais
elative		kuningast	kuningatest kuningaist
allative		kuningale	kuningatele kuningaile
adessive		kuningal	kuningatel kuningail
ablative		kuningalt	kuningatelt kuningailt
translative		kuningaks	kuningateks kuningaiks
terminative		kuningani	kuningateni
essive		kuningana	kuningatena
abessive		kuningata	kuningateta
comitative		kuningaga	kuningatega

See also

Chess pieces in Estonian · malendid (see also: male) (layout · text)
kuningas	lipp	vanker	oda	ratsu	ettur