prins

See also: prîns and prins'

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɛns/, [pʰʁ̥ɛnˀs]

Noun

prins c (singular definite prinsen, plural indefinite prinser)

1. prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)
2. prince consort
3. prince (male ruler or head of a principality)

Inflection

Inflection of prins

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	prins	prinsen	prinser	prinserne
genitive	prins'	prinsens	prinsers	prinsernes

Synonyms

• (prince consort): prinsgemal

External links

• Prins on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɪns/

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• Rhymes: -ɪns

Etymology

From Middle Dutch prince, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps ‎(“first”), notably in princeps civitatis ‎(“first citizen”), the primary title of the Roman 'emperor' under the still republican constitution.

Noun

prins m ‎(plural prinsen, diminutive prinsje n, feminine prinses)

1. prince

Derived terms

• prins-bisschop
• prinsdom
• prinselijk
• prinsheerlijk
• Prinsjesdag

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Latin princeps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰrɪns/
• Rhymes: -ɪns

Noun

prins m ‎(genitive singular prins, nominative plural prinsar)

1. prince

Declension

declension of prins

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	prins	prinsinn	prinsar	prinsarnir
accusative	prins	prinsinn	prinsa	prinsana
dative	prinsi / prins	prinsinum	prinsum	prinsunum
genitive	prins	prinsins	prinsa	prinsanna

See also

• prinsessa
• fursti

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Middle French

Verb

prins m ‎(feminine prinse, masculine plural prins, feminine plural prinses)

1. past participle of prendre

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Latin princeps.

Noun

prins m ‎(definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinser, definite plural prinsene)

1. a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)

Derived terms

• kronprins

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin prensus, from Latin prehensus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prins/

Verb

prins

1. past participle of prinde

Adjective

prins m, n ‎(feminine singular prinsă, masculine plural prinși, feminine and neuter plural prinse)

1. caught, nabbed
2. captive, prisoner

Declension

declension of prins

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	prins		prinsă	prinși	prinse
	definite	prinsul		prinsa	prinșii	prinsele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	prins		prinse	prinși	prinse
	definite	prinsului		prinsei	prinșilor	prinselor

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

prins c (feminine: prinsessa)

1. a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)

Declension

Inflection of prins
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	prins	prinsen	prinsar	prinsarna
Genitive	prins	prinsens	prinsars	prinsarnas

Related terms

• kronprins
• prinsessa
• prinsgemål
• prinskorv
• prinskrona
• prinsregent
• prinstitel

References

• prins in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)