furste

Swedish

Etymology

From German Fürst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²fɵʂːʈɛ]
• Homophone: förste

Noun

furste c

1. prince

Usage notes

The son of a king is called prins (“prince”). Furste is used for monarchs who are not titled king or emperor. Swedish translations of Machiavelli's work are titled Fursten.

Declension

Declension of furste
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	furste	fursten	furstar	furstarna
Genitive	furstes	furstens	furstars	furstarnas

Related terms

• furstendöme
• furstinna
• furstlig

Further reading

• furste in Svensk ordbok.