Künning
Central Franconian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Kinnik (Moselle Franconian)
- Künnik, Künnig, Künnich (Ripuarian variants; form in -g/-ch influenced by standard German)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (compare German König).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Künning m (plural Künninge)
- (some dialects, including Kölsch Ripuarian) king, King (ruler of a kingdom)
- Dä Künning vun Spanie heiß Juan Carlos.
- The King of Spain is called Juan Carlos.
- (some dialects, including Kölsch Ripuarian) king (chess piece)
- Schachmatt ess, wenn dinge Künning jekräje weed, ejal wo de en hendeis.
- A checkmate comes about when your king will be caught wherever you put him.
- (some dialects, including Kölsch Ripuarian) king (card)
- Nohm Ass ess d’r Künning die hüchste Kaat em Spill.
- After the ace, the king is the next highest card in the game.
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian masculine nouns
- Kölsch
- Ripuarian Franconian
- Central Franconian terms with usage examples