príncipe

See also: principe and Príncipe

Asturian

Noun

príncipe m (plural príncipes)

1. prince

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• principe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese principe, princepe, borrowed from Latin prīncipem, from *prīmoceps by syncope, from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“to take, to capture”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾĩ.si.pi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾĩ.si.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾĩ.si.pe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾĩ.sɨ.pɨ/

• Hyphenation: prín‧ci‧pe

Noun

príncipe m (plural príncipes)

1. prince

Related terms

• princesa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīncipem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈpɾinθipe/ [ˈpɾĩn̟.θi.pe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈpɾinsipe/ [ˈpɾĩn.si.pe]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -inθipe
• Rhymes: -insipe
• Syllabification: prín‧ci‧pe

Noun

príncipe m (plural príncipes)

1. prince

   Synonym: infante

2. sovereign, ruler

   Synonyms: soberano, monarca

Derived terms

• príncipe azul
• Príncipe de Asturias
• príncipe de las tinieblas
• principito

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: prinsipe
• → Tagalog: prinsipe

Adjective

príncipe m or f (masculine and feminine plural príncipes)

1. first (edition of a publication)

Related terms

• primo
• princesa
• principado
• principal
• principesco
• principio

 

See also

• infante

Further reading

• “príncipe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014