princip

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɪnt͡sɪp]

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Noun

princip m inan

1. principle (rule of action)

   Synonym: zásada

2. principle (rule or law of nature)

Declension

Declension of princip (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	princip	principy
genitive	principu	principů
dative	principu	principům
accusative	princip	principy
vocative	principe	principy
locative	principu	principech
instrumental	principem	principy

Derived terms

• princip neurčitosti m

Related terms

• principiální

Further reading

• “princip”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “princip”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “princip”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology

From French principe, from Latin prīncipium (“beginning, origin, foundation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prenˈsip/, [pʰʁ̥ænˈsib̥]
• IPA^(key): /prinˈsip/, [pʰʁ̥inˈsib̥] (dated)

Noun

princip n (singular definite princippet, plural indefinite principper)

1. principle

Declension

Declension of princip

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	princip	princippet	principper	principperne
genitive	princips	princippets	princippers	princippernes

Derived terms

• principal
• principiel
• principløs

Further reading

• “princip” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “princip” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Romanian

Noun

princip n (plural principii)

1. alternative form of principiu

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	princip	principul		principii	principiile
genitive-dative	princip	principului		principii	principiilor
vocative	principule			principiilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prǐnt͡siːp/
• Hyphenation: prin‧cip

Noun

prìncīp m inan (Cyrillic spelling прѝнцӣп)

1. principle

Declension

Declension of princip

	singular	plural
nominative	prìncīp	principi
genitive	princípa	principa
dative	principu	principima
accusative	princip	principe
vocative	principe	principi
locative	principu	principima
instrumental	principom	principima

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɪnˈsiːp/
• Rhymes: -iːp

• Audio:

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Noun

princip c

1. principle

Declension

Declension of princip

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	princip	princips
	definite	principen	principens
plural	indefinite	principer	principers
	definite	principerna	principernas

Related terms

• försiktighetsprincip
• grundprincip
• huvudprincip
• löpandebandsprincip
• maktdelningsprincip
• offentlighetsprincip
• principal
• principbeslut
• principdiskussion
• principfast
• principfråga
• principiell
• principlös
• principprogram
• principsak
• principskäl

Further reading

• “princip”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)