firsts

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɜːsts/
• (US) enPR: fŭrsts, IPA^(key): /fɝsts/
• Hyphenation: firsts
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sts

Noun

firsts

1. plural of first

Anagrams

• frists

Latvian

Hanss-Ādams II, Lihtenšteinas firsts

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fürst (“Prince”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

firsts m (1st declension, feminine form: firstiene)

1. prince (nobility title, above archduke and under king; corresponding nobleman)

   Hanss-Ādams II, Lihtenšteinas firsts ― Hans-Adams II, Prince of Liechtenstein

   vīri runā par firstiem un ķēniņiem ― the men are talking about princes and kings

Usage notes

Usually, firsts refers to the German nobility title (compare Fürst); the son of a king is referred to as princis.

Declension

Declension of firsts (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	firsts	firsti
accusative (akuzatīvs)	firstu	firstus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	firsta	firstu
dative (datīvs)	firstam	firstiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	firstu	firstiem
locative (lokatīvs)	firstā	firstos
vocative (vokatīvs)	first	firsti

Synonyms

• princis

Derived terms

• firstiste

See also

nobility titles:

• barons, baronese
• firsts, firstiene
• grāfs, grāfiene
• hercogs, hercogiene
  • erchercogs, erchercogiene
  • lielhercogs, lielhercogiene
• kņazs, kņaziene
  • lielkņazs, lielkņaziene
• marķīzs, marķīze
• princis, princese
• vikonts, vikontese