Königsberg

Kö·nigs·berg
/ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɛɹk//ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɜːk/UK/ˈkɜː.nɪɡzˌbɜːɡ/US/ˈkɜ.nɪɡzˌbɝɡ/

proper noun

The former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.

OriginGerman Königsberg →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kaliningrad

Origin

  1. GermanKönigsberg
  2. EnglishKönigsberg

Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

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Translations

Afrikaans Koningsberg
  • Koningsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Arabic كُونِيغْسْبَرْغ
  • كُونِيغْسْبَرْغ (kūnīḡsbarḡ)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Bengali কেনিগ্সবের্গ
  • কেনিগ্সবের্গ (kenigśobergo)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Bulgarian Кьо́нигсберг
  • Кьо́нигсберг (Kjónigsberg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Chinese Mandarin 柯尼斯堡, 哥尼斯堡
  • 柯尼斯堡 (Kēnísībǎo)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • 哥尼斯堡 (Gēnísībǎo)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Czech Královec
  • Královecthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Danish Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Dutch Koningsbergen
  • Koningsbergenthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Esperanto Kenigsbergo
  • Kenigsbergothe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Estonian Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Finnish Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
French Kœnigsberg, Königsberg
  • Kœnigsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
German Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Greek Καινιξβέργη, Κένιγκσμπεργκ
  • Καινιξβέργη (Kainixvérgi)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Κένιγκσμπεργκ (Kénigksmpergk)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Hebrew קֶנִיגְסְבֶּרְג
  • קֶנִיגְסְבֶּרְג (kenigsbérg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Hindi कोनिग्सबर्ग
  • कोनिग्सबर्ग (konigsabarg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Hungarian Königsberg, Königsberga
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Königsbergathe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Italian Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Japanese ケーニヒスベルク
  • ケーニヒスベルク (Kēnihisuberuku)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Korean 쾨니히스베르크
  • 쾨니히스베르크 (Koenihiseubereukeu)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Latin Rēgiomontum, Rēgiomontium
  • Rēgiomontumthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Rēgiomontiumthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Latvian Kēnigsberga, Karaļauči
  • Kēnigsbergathe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Karaļaučithe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Lithuanian Karaliaučius
  • Karaliaučiusthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Norwegian Bokmål Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Persian کونیگسبرگ
  • کونیگسبرگ (konigsberg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Polish Królewiec
  • Królewiecthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Portuguese Conisberga, Königsberg
  • Conisbergathe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Konigsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Romanian Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Russian Кёнигсберг, Кёнигсбе́рг
  • Кёнигсберг (Kjónigsberg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Кёнигсбе́рг (Kjonigsbérg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Короле́вец (Korolévec)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Slovak Kráľovec
  • Kráľovecthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Spanish Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Swedish Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Tamil கோனிசுபர்க்
  • கோனிசுபர்க் (kōṉicupark)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Thai เคอนิชส์แบร์ค
  • เคอนิชส์แบร์ค (kəə-nít-bɛ̀ɛk)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Turkish Königsberg
  • Königsbergthe former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Ukrainian Ке́ніґсберґ, Кеніґсбе́рґ
  • Ке́ніґсберґ (Kénigsberg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Кеніґсбе́рґ (Kenigsbérg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Ке́нігсберг (Kénihsberh)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
  • Кенігсбе́рг (Kenihsbérh)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Urdu کونگسبرگ
  • کونگسبرگ (konigasberg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Yiddish קעניגסבערג
  • קעניגסבערג (kenigsberg)the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad
Cite this entry
APA

Königsberg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%C3%B6nigsberg

MLA

“Königsberg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%C3%B6nigsberg. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Königsberg,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%C3%B6nigsberg.

Source: Königsberg on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.