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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vorstinne. Equivalent to vorst + -in.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔrˈstɪn/, /vɔrsˈtɪn/
- Hyphenation: vor‧stin
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
vorstin f (plural vorstinnen, diminutive vorstinnetje n, masculine vorst)
- a princess, the daughter of a king, elector (in the Holy Roman Empire), emperor, or the wife or daughter of certain princes
- a princess, the female reigning monarch of a principality
- (generic) a female potentate, such as certain especially mediaeval duchesses
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