príncipe

From Latin prīncipem.

príncipe m (plural príncipes)

1. prince

• “príncipe”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “príncipe”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

• principe (pre-reform spelling)

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

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• Hyphenation: prín‧ci‧pe

príncipe m (plural príncipes)

1. prince

• princesa

• “príncipe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “príncipe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from Latin prīncipem.^[1]

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

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• Rhymes: -inθipe (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -insipe (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: prín‧ci‧pe

príncipe m (plural príncipes)

1. prince

   Synonym: infante

2. sovereign, ruler

   Synonyms: soberano, monarca

• → Cebuano: prinsipe
• → Tagalog: prinsipe

príncipe m or f (masculine and feminine plural príncipes)

1. first (edition of a publication)

• infante

• “príncipe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025