Prinz

Jewish and German surname, from Prinz (“prince”). Also found in France and Slavicized in several countries such as Slovenia and Slovakia. Compare Printz.

Prinz (plural Prinzes)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Prinz is the 17752^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1578 individuals. Prinz is most common among White (93.28%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Prinz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Printz (obsolete)

From Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps (“first head”), from prīmus (“first”) + capere (“seize, take”).

• IPA^(key): /pʁɪnt͡s/

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Prinz m (weak, genitive Prinzen, plural Prinzen)

1. prince

• Prinz is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a stark tendency to be strong colloquially, so one might hear dem Prinz instead of dem Prinzen.
• Prinz is a title held by the male descendants of a reigning monarch or Fürst. The ruler of a principality or the head of a noble family, which is also translated as prince in English, instead holds the title Fürst.

• “Prinz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Prinz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Prinz” in Duden online
• Prinz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

• IPA^(key): /print͡s/, /prins/

Prinz m (plural Prinze)

1. prince

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary