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Fürst.

prince (sovereign prince)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/fʏɐ̯st//fʏʁst/
  1. prince (sovereign prince)

    masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vürste, from Old High German furisto, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”). Calque of Latin prī̆nceps.

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