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) king (the title of male head of state of a monarchist country) Synonym: (colloquial) kunn chief, elder (an influential, prominent, or leading person among some) (card games) king Synonym: (colloquial) kunn (chess) king ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kuningas (compare Estonian kuningas), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (compare Icelandic konungur). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuniŋːɑs/, [ˈkuniŋːɑ̝s̠] Rhymes: -uniŋːɑs Syllabification(key): ku‧nin‧gas Hyphenation(key): ku‧nin‧gas === Noun === kuningas king (male monarch) (chess, card games) king patakuningas ― king of spades ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kunkku (in games): kurko ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== korttipakka === References === === Further reading === “kuningas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkuniŋɡɑs/, [ˈkuniˑŋɡəz̠] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkuniŋɡɑs/, [ˈkuniˑŋɡ̊ɑʒ̥] Rhymes: -uniŋɡɑs Hyphenation: ku‧nin‧gas === Noun === kuningas alternative form of kunigas ==== Declension ====