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Königreich - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From Middle High German künicriche, from Old High German kuningrīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningarīkī, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to König (“king”) +‎ Reich (“empire”).

Compare Dutch koninkrijk, Danish kongerige, Old English cyningrice.

  • IPA(key): /ˈkøːnɪkˌʁai̯ç/
  • Hyphenation: Kö‧nig‧reich

Königreich n (strong, genitive Königreiches or Königreichs, plural Königreiche)

  1. kingdom

    Beide Königreiche hatten an der Grenze Soldaten stationiert.

    Both kingdoms stationed soldiers on the border.

Declension of Königreich [neuter, strong]