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

• fyrstendømme
• fyrstehus

Further reading

• “fyrste” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fyrste” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vurste.

Noun

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

1. a prince

Synonyms

• fyrst (as a title)
• prins

Derived terms

• fyrstbiskop

References

• “fyrste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• første

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)

Synonyms

• fyrst (as a title)
• prins

Derived terms

• fyrstbiskop

References

• “fyrste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.