Prinzessin
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Prinzess(e) (“princess”) + -in (redundant female suffix). The former through Middle Dutch princesse from Old French princesse.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Prinzessin f (genitive Prinzessin, plural Prinzessinnen, masculine Prinz)
- princess (female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter)
Usage notes
[edit]- Prinzessin is a title held by the female descendants of a reigning monarch or Fürst. The female ruler of a principality or the wife of a Fürst instead holds the title Fürstin.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Prinzessin [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Prinzessin | die | Prinzessinnen |
| genitive | einer | der | Prinzessin | der | Prinzessinnen |
| dative | einer | der | Prinzessin | den | Prinzessinnen |
| accusative | eine | die | Prinzessin | die | Prinzessinnen |
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Czech: princezna
- → Kashubian: princesa
- → Slovincian: princesĭna
- → Upper Sorbian: princesna
Further reading
[edit]- “Prinzessin” in Duden online
- “Prinzessin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Prinzessin f (plural Prinzessine)
Further reading
[edit]- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Prinzessin”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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