prins

See also: prîns and prins'

Danish

Etymology

Via Middle Low German prinze, German Prinz from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prenˀs/, [ˈpʰʁ̥ænˀs]

Noun

prins c (singular definite prinsen, plural indefinite prinser)

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

   Synonym: kongesøn

2. prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)

   Synonym: prinsgemal

3. prince (male ruler or head of a principality)

   Synonym: fyrste

Inflection

Declension of prins

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

Derived terms

• arveprins
• kronprins (“crown prince”)
• prinsesse (“princess”)
• prinsgemal (“prince consort”)

Further reading

• “prins” in Den Danske Ordbog
• prins on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Dutch

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɪns/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɪns

Noun

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

1. prince

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• Negerhollands: prints
• → Papiamentu: prens, prins

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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 Old French prince, 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)

Synonyms

• fyrste

Derived terms

• kronprins
• prinsregent

References

• “prins” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.

Noun

prins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinsar, definite plural prinsane)

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

Synonyms

• fyrste

Derived terms

• kronprins
• prinsregent

References

• “prins” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prins/

Verb

prins

1. past participle of prinde

Adjective

prins m or 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

  (file)

Noun

prins c (feminine: prinsessa)

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

Declension

Declension 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 (SAOL)

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West Frisian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old French prince, from Latin princeps. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

prins c (plural prinsen, diminutive prinske)

1. A prince.

Derived terms

• prinsesse