prinssi
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- A prince (son or male-line grandson of a monarch).
- A woman's ideal man in the phrase "unelmien prinssi" (Prince Charming).
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish prins derived from Old French prince.
Origin
Old French
prince
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- prince English
- kruunu Finnish
- kruununprinssi Finnish
- nakki Finnish
- prinssinakki Finnish
- prinssipuoliso Finnish
- puoliso Finnish
- princeps Latin
- prīnceps Latin
- Prinz German
- prins Swedish
- prins Norwegian Nynorsk
- prince Old French
- prince Middle Dutch
- prince Middle French
- prinse Middle Low German
- prins Western Frisian
- prinssâ Inari Sami