prinzipiell
German, adjective/pʁɪntsiˈpi̯ɛl/
prinzipiell is a German adjective meaning “fundamental, in principle, on principle, of principle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf der Grundlage eines Prinzips”.
What does prinzipiell mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fundamental, in principle, on principle, of principle
eine prinzipielle Frage
- 2
principled
eine prinzipielle, freiwillige Geisteshaltung der Offenheit
adverb
- 1
as a matter of principle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. auf der Grundlage eines Prinzips
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prinzipiell
- prinzipieller masculine nominative singular
- am prinzipiellsten superlative
- prinzipielle feminine nominative singular
- prinzipielles neuter nominative singular
- prinzipiellen genitive masculine singular
- prinzipiellem dative masculine singular
- der prinzipielle definite includes-article masculine
- die prinzipielle definite feminine includes-article
- das prinzipielle definite includes-article neuter
- die prinzipiellen definite includes-article nominative
- des prinzipiellen definite genitive includes-article
- der prinzipiellen definite feminine genitive
- dem prinzipiellen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prinzipiell?
- /pʁɪntsiˈpi̯ɛl/
- [pʁɪnt͡siˈpi̯ɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prinzipiell
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prinzipiell in German?
prinzipiell appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).