firstiene

See also: firstienē

Latvian

Firstiene Doroteja fon Līvena (1784-1857)

Etymology

From firsts (“prince”) +‎ -iene.

Pronunciation

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Noun

firstiene f (5th declension, masculine form: firsts)

1. princes (nobility title, above archduchess and under queen; corresponding noblewoman, usually the wife of a prince)

   firstiene Doroteja fon Līvena dzimusi Rīgā — Princess (Fürstin) Dorothea von Lieven was born in Riga

   izpildīta firstienes Līvenas pēdējā vēlēšanās: firstienes Luīzes Marijas Līvenas dvēsele ir atgriezusies dzimtajā pusē ― Princess von Lieven's last wish (was) granted: Princess Louise Marie von Lieven's soul has returned to her hometown

Usage notes

Usually, firstiene refers to the German nobility title (compare Fürstin; the daughter of a king is referred to as princese.

Declension

Declension of firstiene (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	firstiene	firstienes
genitive	firstienes	firstieņu
dative	firstienei	firstienēm
accusative	firstieni	firstienes
instrumental	firstieni	firstienēm
locative	firstienē	firstienēs
vocative	firstiene	firstienes

Synonyms

• princese

Derived terms

• firstiste

See also

nobility titles:

• barons, baronese
• firsts, firstiene
• grāfs, grāfiene
• hercogs, hercogiene
  • erchercogs, erchercogiene
  • lielhercogs, lielhercogiene
• kņazs, kņaziene
  • lielkņazs, lielkņaziene
• marķīzs, marķīze
• princis, princese
• vikonts, vikontese