prins
English
editNoun
editprins
Danish
editEtymology
editVia Middle Low German prinze, German Prinz from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps. Doublet of fyrste via a calque.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editprins c (singular definite prinsen, plural indefinite prinser)
- prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)
- Synonym: kongesøn
- prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)
- Synonym: prinsgemal
- prince (male ruler or head of a principality)
- Synonym: fyrste
Declension
editcommon gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | prins | prinsen | prinser | prinserne |
genitive | prins' | prinsens | prinsers | prinsernes |
Derived terms
edit- arveprins
- kronprins (“crown prince”)
- prinsesse (“princess”)
- prinsgemal (“prince consort”)
Further reading
edit- “prins” in Den Danske Ordbog
- prins on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch prince, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps (“first”), notably in princeps civitatis (“first citizen”), the primary title of the Roman 'emperor' under the still republican constitution.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editprins m (plural prinsen, diminutive prinsje n, feminine prinses)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editIcelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Latin princeps.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editprins m (genitive singular prins, nominative plural prinsar)
Declension
editDeclension of prins | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | prins | prinsinn | prinsar | prinsarnir |
accusative | prins | prinsinn | prinsa | prinsana |
dative | prinsi / prins | prinsinum | prinsum | prinsunum |
genitive | prins | prinsins | prinsa | prinsanna |
See also
editMiddle French
editVerb
editprins m (feminine prinse, masculine plural prins, feminine plural prinses)
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps.
Noun
editprins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinser, definite plural prinsene)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- “prins” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old French prince, from Latin princeps.
Noun
editprins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinsar, definite plural prinsane)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- “prins” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editprins
- past participle of prinde
Adjective
editprins m or n (feminine singular prinsă, masculine plural prinși, feminine and neuter plural prinse)
Declension
editSwedish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editprins c (feminine: prinsessa)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
Declension
editDeclension of prins | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | prins | prinsen | prinsar | prinsarna |
Genitive | prins | prinsens | prinsars | prinsarnas |
Related terms
editReferences
editWest Frisian
editEtymology
editUltimately from Old French prince, from Latin princeps. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
editprins c (plural prinsen, diminutive prinske)
- A prince.
Derived terms
edit- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- Danish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms borrowed from German
- Danish terms derived from German
- Danish terms derived from Old French
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish doublets
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Monarchy
- da:Nobility
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old French
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪns
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪns/1 syllable
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Monarchy
- nl:Nobility
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Middle Low German
- Icelandic terms derived from Latin
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪns
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- is:Monarchy
- is:Male people
- Middle French non-lemma forms
- Middle French past participles
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old French
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Monarchy
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old French
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Monarchy
- Romanian terms inherited from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian non-lemma forms
- Romanian past participles
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian adjectives
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Monarchy
- sv:Nobility
- West Frisian terms derived from Old French
- West Frisian terms derived from Latin
- West Frisian lemmas
- West Frisian nouns
- West Frisian common-gender nouns