Kinnek
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German küninc, from Old High German kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
The Luxembourgish form does not continue the southern Middle High German variant künic (inflected künige), which is due to dissimilation. Rather, the -ek represents a general denasalisation of Middle High German -inc in final unstressed position. Compare Éislek and German Ösling (“Oesling”, a region in northern Luxembourg). The feminine Kinnigin was influenced by German Königin.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kinnek m (plural Kinneken, feminine Kinnigin)
Derived terms
See also
| Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text) | |||||
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| Kinnek | Damm | Tuerm | Leefer | Sprénger | Bauer |
Categories:
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Luxembourgish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 2-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish masculine nouns
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