Fürstentum
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vürst(en)tuom. Equivalent to Fürst + -en- + -tum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʏʁstn̩ˌtuːm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Fürs‧ten‧tum
Noun
Fürstentum n (strong, genitive Fürstentumes or Fürstentums, plural Fürstentümer)
- principality (region or sovereign nation headed by a prince)
Declension
Declension of Fürstentum [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Fürstentum | die | Fürstentümer |
| genitive | eines | des | Fürstentumes, Fürstentums | der | Fürstentümer |
| dative | einem | dem | Fürstentum, Fürstentume1 | den | Fürstentümern |
| accusative | ein | das | Fürstentum | die | Fürstentümer |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Fürstentum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Fürstentum” in Duden online
- “Fürstentum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Fürstentum”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2024
Fürstentum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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