fyrste
English edit
Adjective edit
fyrste (not comparable)
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German vürste and German Fürst, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”), cognate with English first, Old Norse fyrstr. Doublet of første. The etymon is a calque of prī̆nceps, making this also a doublet of prins.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fyrste c (singular definite fyrsten, plural indefinite fyrster)
- prince (ruler of a principality)
Declension edit
Declension of fyrste
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fyrste | fyrsten | fyrster | fyrsterne |
genitive | fyrstes | fyrstens | fyrsters | fyrsternes |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German vurste.
Noun edit
fyrste m (definite singular fyrsten, indefinite plural fyrster, definite plural fyrstene)
- a prince
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fyrste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
< 0. | 1. | 2. > |
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Cardinal : ein Ordinal : fyrste | ||
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse fyrstr. Akin to English first.
Alternative forms edit
Numeral edit
fyrste
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German vurste.
Noun edit
fyrste m (definite singular fyrsten, indefinite plural fyrstar, definite plural fyrstane)
- a prince (male ruler of a principality, a non-royal high title of nobility)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fyrste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.