fyrste

English

Adjective

fyrste (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete form of first.

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vürste and German Fürst, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”), cognate with English first, Old Norse fyrstr. Doublet of første. The etymon is a calque of prī̆nceps, making this also a doublet of prins.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfyrstə/, [ˈfyɐ̯sd̥ə]

Noun

fyrste c (singular definite fyrsten, plural indefinite fyrster)

  1. prince (ruler of a principality)

Declension
Declension of fyrste
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fyrste fyrsten fyrster fyrsterne
genitive fyrstes fyrstens fyrsters fyrsternes

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vurste.

Noun

fyrste m (definite singular fyrsten, indefinite plural fyrster, definite plural fyrstene)

  1. a prince

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk
Norwegian Nynorsk ordinal numbers
 <  0. 1. 2.  > 
    Cardinal : ein
    Ordinal : fyrste

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²fʏrstə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fyrstr. Akin to English first.

Alternative forms

Numeral

fyrste

  1. first

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vurste.

Noun

fyrste m (definite singular fyrsten, indefinite plural fyrstar, definite plural fyrstane)

  1. a prince (male ruler of a principality, a non-royal high title of nobility)
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