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

Verb

firsts

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of first

Anagrams

• frists

Latvian

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)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	firsts	firsti
genitive	firsta	firstu
dative	firstam	firstiem
accusative	firstu	firstus
instrumental	firstu	firstiem
locative	firstā	firstos
vocative	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