Fürstin

German

Etymology

From Fürst +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏʁstɪn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Für‧stin

Noun

Fürstin f (genitive Fürstin, plural Fürstinnen)

1. princess

Usage notes

• Fürstin is the title held by the sovereign ruler of a principality or the head of a noble family, or by the wife of such a sovereign rule. The (non-reigning) descendants of a reigning sovereign prince or other monarch hold the title of Prinz (“prince”) or Prinzessin (“princess”).

Declension

Declension of Fürstin [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fürstin	die	Fürstinnen
genitive	einer	der	Fürstin	der	Fürstinnen
dative	einer	der	Fürstin	den	Fürstinnen
accusative	eine	die	Fürstin	die	Fürstinnen

Further reading

• “Fürstin” in Duden online
• “Fürstin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache