Prinzessin

German

Alternative forms

• Prinzesse, Prinzess, Prinzeß

Etymology

From French princesse +‎ -in (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɪnˈt͡sɛsɪn/

• Audio:

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• 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

Declension of Prinzessin [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Prinzessin	die	Prinzessinnen
genitive	einer	der	Prinzessin	der	Prinzessinnen
dative	einer	der	Prinzessin	den	Prinzessinnen
accusative	eine	die	Prinzessin	die	Prinzessinnen

Derived terms

• Negerprinzessin

Related terms

• Prinz

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prinˈt͡sesin/

Noun

Prinzessin f (plural Prinzessine)

1. princess

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary