princesa

See also: Princesa

Aragonese

Etymology

Borrowed from French princesse, from prince + -esse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾinˈθesa/
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: prin‧ce‧sa

Noun

princesa f

1. princess

Related terms

• principe

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French princesse, from prince + -esse.

Noun

princesa f (plural princeses)

1. princess

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French princesse, from prince + -esse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾinˈse.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾinˈse.za]

Noun

princesa f (plural princeses)

1. princess

Related terms

• príncep

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish princesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾinˈsesa/, [pɾĩnˈse.sa]
• Hyphenation: prin‧ce‧sa

Noun

princesa

1. princess

Coordinate terms

• principe

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Prinzessin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prinˈt͡sɛ.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Syllabification: prin‧ce‧sa

Noun

princesa f (male equivalent princ, diminutive princeska)

1. (rare) princess

   Synonym: ksãżnô

Declension

Declension of princesa

	singular	plural
nominative	princesa	princesë
genitive	princesë	princes/princesów
dative	princese	princesóm
accusative	princesã	princesë
instrumental	princesą	princesama
locative	princese	princesach
vocative	princesa/princeso	princesë

Derived terms

adjectives

• princów

 

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “princesa”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “księżna”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “princesa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French princesse, from príncipe (“prince”) +‎ -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾĩˈse.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -ezɐ
• Hyphenation: prin‧ce‧sa

Noun

princesa f (plural princesas)

1. princess
2. (informal) princess, a beautiful woman

   Você é uma princesa ― You're a beautiful woman!

3. (informal) a young girl; used as a term of endearment

   Oi, princesa! ― Hello, darling!

Related terms

• príncipe
• princeso (informal)

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /print͡séːsa/

Noun

princẹ̑sa f (male equivalent prȋnc)

1. princess (the daughter of a monarch)

Inflection

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	princésa
gen. sing.	princése
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	princésa	princési	princése
genitive (rodȋlnik)	princése	princés	princés
dative (dajȃlnik)	princési	princésama	princésam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	princéso	princési	princése
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	princési	princésah	princésah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	princéso	princésama	princésami

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French princesse, from prince + -esse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾinˈθesa/ [pɾĩn̟ˈθe.sa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾinˈsesa/ [pɾĩnˈse.sa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: prin‧ce‧sa

Noun

princesa f (plural princesas)

1. princess

   Synonym: infanta

Derived terms

• Princesa de Asturias
• princesita (diminutive)

 

Related terms

• príncipe

 

Further reading

• “príncipe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16