| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | prin·cip·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | principo | principoj |
| Accusative | principon | principojn |
| Catalan | principi |
|---|---|
| Czech | princip; základ; zásada |
| Danish | princip |
| Dutch | beginsel; principe |
| English | principle; tenet |
| Faeroese | grundregla |
| French | principe |
| German | Grundsatz; Prinzip |
| Italian | principio |
| Luxemburgish | Prinzip |
| Malay | prinsip |
| Papiamento | prinsipio |
| Portuguese | princípio |
| Saterland Frisian | Gruundsats; Prinzip |
| Spanish | principio |
| Swedish | princip |
| West Frisian | prinsipe |