prins
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via Middle Low German prinze, German Prinz from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
prins c (singular definite prinsen, plural indefinite prinser)
- prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)
- Synonym: kongesøn
- prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)
- Synonym: prinsgemal
- prince (male ruler or head of a principality)
- Synonym: fyrste
Inflection[edit]
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prins | prinsen | prinser | prinserne |
| genitive | prins' | prinsens | prinsers | prinsernes |
Derived terms[edit]
- arveprins
- kronprins (“crown prince”)
- prinsesse (“princess”)
- prinsgemal (“prince consort”)
Further reading[edit]
- “prins” in Den Danske Ordbog
prins on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
prins m (plural prinsen, diminutive prinsje n, feminine prinses)
Derived terms[edit]
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Latin princeps.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
prins m (genitive singular prins, nominative plural prinsar)
Declension[edit]
See also[edit]
Middle French[edit]
Verb[edit]
prins m (feminine prinse, masculine plural prins, feminine plural prinses)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps.
Noun[edit]
prins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinser, definite plural prinsene)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “prins” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.
Noun[edit]
prins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinsar, definite plural prinsane)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “prins” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
prins
- past participle of prinde
Adjective[edit]
prins m or n (feminine singular prinsă, masculine plural prinși, feminine and neuter plural prinse)
Declension[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
prins c (feminine: prinsessa)
- a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of prins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | prins | prinsen | prinsar | prinsarna |
| Genitive | prins | prinsens | prinsars | prinsarnas |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
prins c (plural prinsen, diminutive prinske)
- A prince.
Derived terms[edit]
- Danish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms borrowed from German
- Danish terms derived from German
- Danish terms derived from Old French
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Monarchy
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old French
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Monarchy
- nl:Nobility
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Middle Low German
- Icelandic terms derived from Latin
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- is:Government
- Middle French non-lemma forms
- Middle French past participles
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old French
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Monarchy
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old French
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Monarchy
- Romanian terms inherited from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian non-lemma forms
- Romanian past participles
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian adjectives
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Monarchy
- sv:Nobility
- West Frisian terms derived from Old French
- West Frisian terms derived from Latin
- West Frisian lemmas
- West Frisian nouns
- West Frisian common-gender nouns