prins
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Via Middle Low German prinze, German Prinz from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps. Doublet of fyrste via a calque.
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Noun edit
prins c (singular definite prinsen, plural indefinite prinser)
- prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)
- Synonym: kongesøn
- prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)
- Synonym: prinsgemal
- prince (male ruler or head of a principality)
- Synonym: fyrste
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | prins | prinsen | prinser | prinserne |
genitive | prins' | prinsens | prinsers | prinsernes |
Derived terms edit
- arveprins
- kronprins (“crown prince”)
- prinsesse (“princess”)
- prinsgemal (“prince consort”)
Further reading edit
- “prins” in Den Danske Ordbog
- prins on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch prince, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps (“first”), notably in princeps civitatis (“first citizen”), the primary title of the Roman 'emperor' under the still republican constitution.
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Noun edit
prins m (plural prinsen, diminutive prinsje n, feminine prinses)
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Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Latin princeps.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prins m (genitive singular prins, nominative plural prinsar)
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Middle French edit
Verb edit
prins m (feminine prinse, masculine plural prins, feminine plural prinses)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps.
Noun edit
prins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinser, definite plural prinsene)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “prins” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.
Noun edit
prins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinsar, definite plural prinsane)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “prins” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
prins
- past participle of prinde
Adjective edit
prins m or n (feminine singular prinsă, masculine plural prinși, feminine and neuter plural prinse)
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Swedish edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
prins c (feminine: prinsessa)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
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Declension of prins | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | prins | prinsen | prinsar | prinsarna |
Genitive | prins | prinsens | prinsars | prinsarnas |
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West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Old French prince, from Latin princeps. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
prins c (plural prinsen, diminutive prinske)
- A prince.