princeps

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See also: prínceps

English

Etymology

Latin princeps (“first, foremost”). Doublet of prince.

Noun

princeps

  1. One who, or that which, is foremost, original, etc.
  2. The editio princeps, or first edition of a book.

Anagrams

Dutch

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Etymology

From Latin princeps. Doublet of prins.

Noun

princeps m (uncountable)

  1. princeps; Roman emperor

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *priisemokaps by syncope. Surface etymology: prīmus (“first”) +‎ -ceps (“catcher”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpriːn.keps/, [ˈpriːŋkɛps̠] or IPA(key): /ˈprin.keps/, [ˈprɪŋkɛps̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈprin.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈprin̠ʲt͡ʃeps]
  • Note: the length of the first vowel might have varied, being subject to one or more rounds of Osthoff's Law which shortens vowels before an /n/ in the same syllable. Ancient Greek πρῖγκιψ (prînkips) shows there was a pronunciation with long /ī/, which must have been maintained by analogy with prīmus, but an archaic Italian form prence points to a form in /ĭ/.[1][2]

Adjective

prī̆nceps (genitive prī̆ncipis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. first, foremost
  2. chief, distinguished

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative prī̆nceps prī̆ncipēs prī̆ncipia
Genitive prī̆ncipis prī̆ncipium
Dative prī̆ncipī prī̆ncipibus
Accusative prī̆ncipem prī̆nceps prī̆ncipēs prī̆ncipia
Ablative prī̆ncipī prī̆ncipibus
Vocative prī̆nceps prī̆ncipēs prī̆ncipia

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

prī̆nceps m or f (genitive prī̆ncipis); third declension

  1. a leader, first man or woman, head
    The official Style of the British sovereign :
    Elizabeth II, Deī Grātiā Britanniārum Rēgnōrumque Suōrum Cēterōrum Rēgīna, Cōnsortiōnis Populōrum Prīnceps, Fideī Dēfēnsor
    Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain <and Northern Ireland> and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
  2. a principal person
  3. an author, originator, founder
  4. a chief, director
  5. a prince, sovereign
  6. (military, as plural) company or division of the second line of soldiers

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prī̆nceps prī̆ncipēs
Genitive prī̆ncipis prī̆ncipum
Dative prī̆ncipī prī̆ncipibus
Accusative prī̆ncipem prī̆ncipēs
Ablative prī̆ncipe prī̆ncipibus
Vocative prī̆nceps prī̆ncipēs

Derived terms

Synonyms

Descendants

Further reading

  • “princeps”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “princeps”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • princeps in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • princeps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be considered the foremost orator: primum or principem inter oratores locum obtinere
    • to be considered the foremost orator: oratorum principem esse
    • to be the chief man in the state: principem civitatis esse
    • to hold the first position in the state: principem in re publica locum obtinere
    • statesmen: principes rem publicam administrantes or simply principes
    • to occupy the first, second position in the state: principem (primum), secundum locum dignitatis obtinere
    • the aristocracy (as a leading class in government): principes or primores
  • “princeps”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • princeps in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • “princeps”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

References

  1. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, page 78
  2. ^ Sayeed, Ollie (01 Jan 2017) "Osthoff’s Law in Latin", in Indo-European Linguistics, Volume 5, Issue 1, page 158

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin princeps.

Adjective

princeps m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. princeps

Declension

Declension of princeps (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite princeps princeps princeps princeps
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite princeps princeps princeps princeps
definite — — — —

Noun

princeps m (uncountable)

  1. princeps

Declension

declension of princeps (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) princeps princepsul
genitive/dative (unui) princeps princepsului
vocative princepsule
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