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Etymology edit

From German Fürst.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

furste c

  1. prince

Usage notes edit

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 edit

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

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