Prinzessin

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Prinzess(e) (princess) +‎ -in (redundant female suffix). The former through Middle Dutch princesse from Old French princesse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɪnˈt͡sɛsɪn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Prin‧zes‧sin

Noun

Prinzessin f (genitive Prinzessin, plural Prinzessinnen, masculine Prinz)

  1. princess (female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter)

Usage notes

  • Prinzessin is a title held by the female descendants of a reigning monarch or Fürst. The female ruler of a principality or the wife of a Fürst instead holds the title Fürstin.

Declension

Hyponyms

  • Faschingsprinzessin
  • Fastnachtsprinzessin
  • Indianerprinzessin
  • Karnevalsprinzessin
  • Kronprinzessin
  • Märchenprinzessin
  • Negerprinzessin
  • Prinzessin auf der Erbse
  • Stammesprinzessin
  • Traumprinzessin

Derived terms

  • prinzessinnenhaft
  • Prinzessinnenkleid
  • Prinzessinnenkostüm

Descendants

  • Czech: princezna
  • Kashubian: princesa
  • Slovincian: princesĭna
  • Upper Sorbian: princesna

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prinˈt͡sesin/

Noun

Prinzessin f (plural Prinzessine)

  1. princess

Further reading