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Meaning of ķēniņš | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C1 Standard
[ˈcɛ̄ːniɲʃ]

Definitions

king (the monarch of a kingdom)

dated, declension-1

Equivalents

English king
Kurdî king

Examples

“kungs un kēniņš”

lord and king (expression used to address a king)

“būt kungam un kēniņam”

to be lord and king (to be the absolute chief)

“zvēru kēniņš”

the king of beasts (i.e., the lion)

“kēniņa pils”

the king's castle, the royal castle

“ik vakarus ministrs ziņoja, ka viss kārtībā, un neviena ļauna skaņa neaizskāra kēniņa ausis”

every evening the minister reported that everything (was) fine, and no bad sounds reached the king's ears

“pašreizīgas saimnieks varēja būt pilnīgs kungs un kēniņš savā namā, savā zemē”

the current owner could be fully lord and king in his own house, in his own land

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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