kurfurste

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Kurfürst, equivalent to kur (“elect”) +‎ furste (“prince”). Compare kora (“elect”).

Noun

kurfurste c

1. Elector (German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Declension

Declension of kurfurste

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kurfurste	kurfurstes
	definite	kurfursten	kurfurstens
plural	indefinite	kurfurstar	kurfurstars
	definite	kurfurstarna	kurfurstarnas

Related terms

• kurfurstendöme
• kurfurstinna
• kurfurstlig

References

• kurfurste in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kurfurste in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kurfurste in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kurfurste in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)