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

Synonyms

  • (prince consort): prinsgemal

Further reading


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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪns

Noun

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

  1. prince

Derived terms


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

See also


Middle French

Verb

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

  1. past participle of prendre

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

Derived terms

References


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


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (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

References

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