Icelandic

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Etymology

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From kjör (election) +‎ fursti (prince), a calque of German Kurfürst.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰœr̥.fʏr̥stɪ/

Noun

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kjörfursti m (genitive singular kjörfursta, nominative plural kjörfurstar)

  1. prince-elector

Declension

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    Declension of kjörfursti
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjörfursti kjörfurstinn kjörfurstar kjörfurstarnir
accusative kjörfursta kjörfurstann kjörfursta kjörfurstana
dative kjörfursta kjörfurstanum kjörfurstum kjörfurstunum
genitive kjörfursta kjörfurstans kjörfursta kjörfurstanna