vorst

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɔrst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: vorst
  • Rhymes: -ɔrst

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).

Noun

vorst m (plural vorsten, diminutive vorstje n, feminine vorstin)

  1. The generic term for prince, monarch, ruler.
  2. A prince, rendering of tradition-specific title of certain ranks (all below King).
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vors
  • Negerhollands: voorst

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch vorst, a metathetic form of Old Dutch *frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz.

Noun

vorst m (uncountable)

  1. The frost, freeze, frosty weather.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch vorst, voerst, from Old Dutch furost, from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi.

Noun

vorst m (plural vorsten, diminutive vorstje n)

  1. A wood(land), forest.
Derived terms
  • vorster

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch vorst, vorste, from Proto-Germanic *furstiz, variant of *firstiz. Most closely related to Middle Low German vorst, Middle High German forst. Through the i-form also cognate with Middle Dutch verst, verste, French faîte, German First, Old English first.

Noun

vorst f (plural vorsten)

  1. A ridgepole.
    Synonym: nok
Derived terms
  • dakvorst

Verb

vorst

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of vorsen
  2. (archaic) plural imperative of vorsen

References
  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Estonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vˈorst/

Noun

vorst (genitive vorsti, partitive vorsti)

  1. A sausage.

Declension
Declension of vorst (type riik)
singular plural
nominative vorst vorstid
genitive vorsti vorstide
partitive vorsti vorste / vorstisid
illative vorsti / vorstisse vorstidesse / vorstesse
inessive vorstis vorstides / vorstes
elative vorstist vorstidest / vorstest
allative vorstile vorstidele / vorstele
adessive vorstil vorstidel / vorstel
ablative vorstilt vorstidelt / vorstelt
translative vorstiks vorstideks / vorsteks
terminative vorstini vorstideni
essive vorstina vorstidena
abessive vorstita vorstideta
comitative vorstiga vorstidega

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz.

Noun

vorst m

  1. The frost, icy cold.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: vorst
  • Limburgish: vrós

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