princ

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Prinz, from French prince, from Latin princeps (“first head”), from primus (“first”) + ceps (“head”), related to capitus (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: princ

Noun

princ m anim

1. prince (male descendant of a monarch)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• kníže m

Further reading

• princ in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• princ in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Prinz, from French prince, from Latin prī̆nceps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: princ (one syllable)
• Rhymes: -int͡s

Noun

princ (plural princek)

1. (informal) prince

   Synonym: herceg

2. (informal) pet, darling (a person especially cherished and indulged)

   Synonym: kedvenc

Declension

References

Kashubian

Etymology

From German Prinz, from French prince, from Latin princeps

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprint͡s/
• Syllabification: princ

Noun

princ m pers (female equivalent princesa)

1. (rare) prince

   Synonym: ksążã

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “książę”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
• “princ”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Old English

Etymology

Of obscure origin, but probably related to the root of modern pry (“to look, inquire closely”). The word survived as Middle English prinken and modern English prink (sense 1) (“to look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prink/,

Noun

princ ?

1. the twinkling of an eye, wink
   • On prince ēages ― In the twinkling of an eye
2. a moment, instant

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Prinz, from French prince, from Latin princeps (“first head”), from primus (“first”) + ceps (“head”), related to capitus (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prînt͡s/

Noun

prȉnc m (Cyrillic spelling при̏нц)

1. prince

Declension

Derived terms

• princéza
• prȉnčevskī

References

• “princ” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from German Prinz, from French prince, from Latin princeps (“first head”), from primus (“first”) + ceps (“head”), related to capitus (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprint͡s/

Noun

princ m anim (genitive singular princa, nominative plural princovia, genitive plural princov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. prince (descendant of a monarch)

   Synonyms: kráľovič m, infant m, cárovič m

Declension

Related terms

• princezná f

See also

• knieža m or n

References

• “princ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from German Prinz, from French prince, from Latin prīnceps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /príːnt͡s/

Noun

prȋnc m anim (female equivalent princẹ̑sa)

1. prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)

Inflection

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