firsts
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /fɜːsts/
- (US) enPR: fŭrsts, IPA(key): /fɝsts/
- Hyphenation: firsts
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sts
Noun
firsts
- plural of first
Anagrams
- frists
Latvian
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Hanss-Ādams II, Lihtenšteinas firsts
Etymology
Borrowed from German Fürst (“Prince”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
firsts m (1st declension, feminine form: firstiene)
- 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
- princis
Derived terms
- firstiste
See also
- nobility titles:
- barons, baronese
- firsts, firstiene
- grāfs, grāfiene
- hercogs, hercogiene
- erchercogs, erchercogiene
- lielhercogs, lielhercogiene
- kņazs, kņaziene
- lielkņazs, lielkņaziene
- marķīzs, marķīze
- princis, princese
- vikonts, vikontese