Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en konung

king/ˈkoːˌnɵŋ/

Meaning

king

In Swedish: kung

Forms

Forms of konung
Singular, indefiniteen konung
Singular, definitekonungen
Plural, indefinitekonungar
Plural, definitekonungarna

konung is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor konung, den stora konungen. Check another noun

Practise konung

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Is it en konung or ett konung?

Questions

What does konung mean in English?

konung means “king”.

Is it en konung or ett konung?

It is en konung, and “the king” is konungen.

What is the plural of konung?

The plural of konung is konungar, and the definite plural is konungarna.

Similar words

kunghärskare

Origin

From Old Swedish konunger, from Old Norse konungr (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”).

Nearby common words

konung is number 3,933 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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