kurfurste
Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German Kurfürst, equivalent to kur (“elect”) + furste (“prince”). Compare kora (“elect”).
Noun
kurfurste c
- Elector (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kurfurste | kurfurstes |
| definite | kurfursten | kurfurstens | |
| plural | indefinite | kurfurstar | kurfurstars |
| definite | kurfurstarna | kurfurstarnas |
Related terms
- kurfurstendöme
- kurfurstinna
- kurfurstlig
References
- kurfurste in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kurfurste in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kurfurste in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kurfurste in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)