firsts

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɜːsts/
  • (US) enPR: fŭrsts, IPA(key): /fɝsts/
  • Hyphenation: firsts
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sts

Noun

firsts

  1. plural of first

Anagrams

Latvian
Hanss-Ādams II, Lihtenšteinas firsts

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fürst (“Prince”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

firsts m (1st declension, feminine form: firstiene)

  1. prince (nobility title, above archduke and under king; corresponding nobleman)
    Hanss-Ādams II, Lihtenšteinas firsts ― Hans-Adams II, Prince of Liechtenstein
    vīri runā par firstiem un ķēniņiem ― the men are talking about princes and kings

Usage notes

Usually, firsts refers to the German nobility title (compare Fürst); the son of a king is referred to as princis.

Declension
Declension of firsts (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) firsts firsti
accusative (akuzatīvs) firstu firstus
genitive (ģenitīvs) firsta firstu
dative (datīvs) firstam firstiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) firstu firstiem
locative (lokatīvs) firstā firstos
vocative (vokatīvs) first firsti

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also
nobility titles:
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