prince

Significado

Noun

1. A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.
2. (obsolete) A female monarch.
3. Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.
4. The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
5. A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.
6. A non-royal high title of nobility, especially in France and the Holy Roman Empire.
7. A type of court card used in tarot cards, the equivalent of the jack.
8. The mushroom Agaricus augustus.
9. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Rohana.

Verb

1. To behave or act like a prince.
2. To transform (someone) into a prince.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/pɹɪns/

Etimología

From Middle English prince, from Anglo-Norman prince, from Latin prīnceps (“first head”), from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“seize, take”). Cognate with Old English fruma (“prince, ruler”). Doublet of princeps.
Displaced native Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling; Middle English kinebarn, from Old English cynebearn; Middle English alder, from Old English ealdor; and Middle English drighten, from Old English dryhten.

Oraciones

Before you meet the handsome prince you have to kiss a lot of toads .

Antes de conocer al guapo Príncipe, tienes que besar muchos sapos.