kurfurste

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Kurfürst, equivalent to kur (“elect”) +‎ furste (“prince”). Compare kora (“elect”).

Noun

kurfurste c

1. Elector (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Declension

Declension of kurfurste
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kurfurste	kurfursten	kurfurstar	kurfurstarna
Genitive	kurfurstes	kurfurstens	kurfurstars	kurfurstarnas

Related terms

• kurfurstendöme
• kurfurstinna
• kurfurstlig

References

• kurfurste in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kurfurste in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kurfurste in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kurfurste in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)