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princeps: all forms

princeps means “leading man, chief; first; emperor”. Below is its full declension in Latin.

Forms

Forms, singular
NeuterForms
Nominativeprinceps
Genitiveprincipis
Dativeprincipi
Accusativeprincepsprincipem
Ablativeprincipe · principi
Vocativeprinceps
Forms, plural
NeuterForms
Nominativeprincipiaprincipes
Genitiveprincipum · principium
Dativeprincipibus
Accusativeprincipiaprincipes · principis
Ablativeprincipibus
Vocativeprincipiaprincipes

Meaning and examples of princeps

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.