prințesă
feminine
The English word princess is translated into Romanian as prințesă.
The term refers to a female member of a royal family. You may also encounter the phrase prințesă fermecată, which means enchanted princess.
Meaning: female member of royal family (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular feminine form is prințesă. The plural form is prințese, used to refer to multiple princesses. When the princess is the possessor or the indirect object, the form changes to prințesei.
Did you know?
- While prințesă describes royalty, in Romanian slang, it is sometimes used to affectionately or sarcastically describe a woman who is particularly high-maintenance or 'spoiled'.
- In traditional Romanian folklore, the figure of a 'princess' is often replaced by the 'princely maiden' or 'fair maiden' archetype, who possesses magical abilities rather than just social rank.
- The Romanian word prințesă shares a deep linguistic root with the Latin princeps, which originally meant 'first citizen' rather than a royal heir.
Examples in context
- Fiica mea s-a deghizat în prințesă.My daughter dressed up as a princess.This sentence is useful for describing someone dressed up as a prințesă.Tatoeba #13738296 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13738291 by Ioan_Cristian
- Broasca a urmărit-o pe prințesă până la castel.The frog followed the princess to the castle.This sentence shows the use of prințesă in the context of a fairy tale narrative.Tatoeba #13813771 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13813769 by Ioan_Cristian
- Maria arată ca o prințesă în această rochie de mătase.Maria looks like a princess in this silk dress!This sentence demonstrates how someone might look like a prințesă in a specific outfit.Tatoeba #13909073 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13909072 by Ioan_Cristian
- Așa arăți ca o mică prințesă în acea rochiță.You look like a little princess in that dress.
- La mulți ani, prințesă! Să ai o zi minunată plină de bucurie și magie!Happy birthday, princess! May you have a wonderful day filled with joy and magic!
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a classic fairy tale.
- AndreiȘtii povestea despre acea prințesă?Do you know the story about that princess?
- IoanaDa, este o prințesă foarte curajoasă.Yes, she is a very brave princess.
- AndreiIoana, îți place acest personaj?Ioana, do you like this character?
- IoanaÎn mod sigur, este personajul meu preferat.Definitely, she is my favorite character.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “princess” translations and entries prințesă, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
