vorst

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔrst/

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• Hyphenation: vorst
• Rhymes: -ɔrst

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).

Noun

vorst m (plural vorsten, diminutive vorstje n, feminine vorstin)

1. The generic term for prince, monarch, ruler.
2. A prince, rendering of tradition-specific title of certain ranks (all below King).

Synonyms

• heerser
• monarch
• prins

Derived terms

• erfvorst
• grootvorst
• kerkvorst
• keurvorst
• rijksvorst
• viervorst
• vliegenvorst
• vorst-bisschop
• vorstelijk
• vorstendom
• vorstenhuis

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vors
• Negerhollands: voorst

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch vorst, a metathetic form of Old Dutch *frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz.

Noun

vorst m (uncountable)

1. The frost, freeze, frosty weather.

Derived terms

• nachtvorst
• vorstgrens
• vorstig
• vorstreus

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch vorst, voerst, from Old Dutch furost, from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi.

Noun

vorst m (plural vorsten, diminutive vorstje n)

1. A wood(land), forest.

Derived terms

• vorster

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch vorst, vorste, from Proto-West Germanic *fursti, from Proto-Germanic *furstiz, variant of *firstiz.

Most closely related to Middle Low German vorst, Middle High German forst. Through the i-form also cognate with Middle Dutch verst, verste, French faîte, German First, Old English first.

Noun

vorst f (plural vorsten)

1. A ridgepole.

   Synonym: nok

Derived terms

• dakvorst

Etymology 5

Verb

vorst

1. inflection of vorsen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Estonian

Vorst, Peeter Allik, 2010.

Etymology

Presumably from Middle Low German vorst, from Old Saxon worst, from Proto-West Germanic *wursti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvorst/

Noun

vorst (genitive vorsti, partitive vorsti)

1. A sausage.

Declension

Declension of vorst (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		vorst	vorstid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	vorsti
genitive			vorstide
partitive		vorsti	vorste vorstisid
illative		vorsti vorstisse	vorstidesse vorstesse
inessive		vorstis	vorstides vorstes
elative		vorstist	vorstidest vorstest
allative		vorstile	vorstidele vorstele
adessive		vorstil	vorstidel vorstel
ablative		vorstilt	vorstidelt vorstelt
translative		vorstiks	vorstideks vorsteks
terminative		vorstini	vorstideni
essive		vorstina	vorstidena
abessive		vorstita	vorstideta
comitative		vorstiga	vorstidega

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz.

Noun

vorst m

1. The frost, icy cold.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: vorst
• Limburgish: vrós

Further reading

• “vorst (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vorst (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

Polabian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vorst, from Old Saxon worst, from Proto-West Germanic *wursti.

Noun

vorst m ?

1. sausage

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Polański, Kazimierz (1994) “vorst”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), numbers 6 (un – źornü), Warszawa: Energeia, →ISBN, page 1038
• Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “vorst”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 178