prins

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See also: prîns and prins'

Danish

Etymology

Via Middle Low German prinze, German Prinz from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps. Doublet of fyrste via a calque.

Pronunciation

Noun

prins c (singular definite prinsen, plural indefinite prinser)

  1. prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)
    Synonym: kongesøn
  2. prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)
    Synonym: prinsgemal
  3. prince (male ruler or head of a principality)
    Synonym: fyrste

Declension

Declension of prins
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative prins prinsen prinser prinserne
genitive prins' prinsens prinsers prinsernes

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Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɪns/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪns

Noun

prins m (plural prinsen, diminutive prinsje n, feminine prinses)

  1. prince

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: prints
  • → Papiamentu: prens, prins

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Latin princeps.

Pronunciation

Noun

prins m (genitive singular prins, nominative plural prinsar)

  1. prince

Declension

declension of prins
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative prins prinsinn prinsar prinsarnir
accusative prins prinsinn prinsa prinsana
dative prinsi / prins prinsinum prinsum prinsunum
genitive prins prinsins prinsa prinsanna

See also

Middle French

Verb

prins m (feminine prinse, masculine plural prins, feminine plural prinses)

  1. past participle of prendre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps.

Noun

prins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinser, definite plural prinsene)

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

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.

Noun

prins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinsar, definite plural prinsane)

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

Synonyms

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References

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.

Pronunciation

Verb

prins

  1. past participle of prinde

Adjective

prins m or n (feminine singular prinsă, masculine plural prinși, feminine and neuter plural prinse)

  1. caught, nabbed
  2. captive, prisoner

Declension

Declension of prins
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite prins prinsă prinși prinse
definite prinsul prinsa prinșii prinsele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite prins prinse prinși prinse
definite prinsului prinsei prinșilor prinselor

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

prins c (feminine: prinsessa)

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

Declension

Declension of prins 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative prins prinsen prinsar prinsarna
Genitive prins prinsens prinsars prinsarnas

Related terms

References

West Frisian

Etymology

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

prins c (plural prinsen, diminutive prinske)

  1. A prince.

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