# prins
## English
### Noun

prins
* plural of prin

## Danish
### Etymology

Via Middle Low German prinze, German Prinz from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps. Doublet of fyrste via a calque.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /prenˀs/, [ˈpʰʁ̥ænˀs]

### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

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

### Further reading

* “prins” in Den Danske Ordbog
* prins on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## 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: /prɪns/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪns

### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

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

#### Descendants

* Negerhollands: prints
* → Papiamentu: prens, prins

## Icelandic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pʰrɪns/
* Rhymes: -ɪns

### Noun

prins m (genitive singular prins, nominative plural prinsar)
* prince

#### See also

* prinsessa
* fursti

## Middle French
### Verb

prins m (feminine prinse, masculine plural prins, feminine plural prinses)
* 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)
* a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)

#### Synonyms

* fyrste

#### Derived terms

* kronprins
* prinsregent

### References

* “prins” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old French prince, from Latin princeps.

### Noun

prins m (definite singular prinsen, indefinite plural prinsar, definite plural prinsane)
* a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)

#### Synonyms

* fyrste

#### Derived terms

* kronprins
* prinsregent

### References

* “prins” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /prins/

### Verb

prins
* past participle of prinde

### Adjective

prins m or n (feminine singular prinsă, masculine plural prinși, feminine and neuter plural prinse)
* caught, nabbed
* captive, prisoner

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

prins c (feminine: prinsessa)
* a prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch)

#### Related terms

* kronprins
* prinsessa
* prinsgemål
* prinskorv
* prinskrona
* prinsregent
* prinstitel

### References

* prins in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* prins in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* prins in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## 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)
* A prince.

#### Derived terms

* prinsesse