hertogi

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • hertugi

Etymology

From Old Norse hertogi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹ̥.tʰɔjɪ/

Noun

hertogi m (genitive singular hertoga, plural hertogar)

  1. duke

Declension

m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hertogi hertogin hertogar hertogarnir
accusative hertoga hertogan hertogar hertogarnar
dative hertoga hertoganum hertogum hertogunum
genitive hertoga hertogans hertoga hertoganna

Derived terms

  • hertogadømi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hertogi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛr̥.tʰɔjɪ/

Noun

hertogi m (genitive singular hertoga, nominative plural hertogar)

  1. duke

Declension

Declension of hertogi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hertogi hertoginn hertogar hertogarnir
accusative hertoga hertogann hertoga hertogana
dative hertoga hertoganum hertogum hertogunum
genitive hertoga hertogans hertoga hertoganna

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Middle Low German hertôge, from Old Saxon heritogo, from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō.[1]

Noun

hertogi m[2]

  1. commander of troops
  2. duke

Declension

Declension of hertogi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hertogi hertoginn hertogar hertogarnir
accusative hertoga hertogann hertoga hertogana
dative hertoga hertoganum hertogum hertogunum
genitive hertoga hertogans hertoga hertoganna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hertogi
  • Faroese: hertogi
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: hertug
    Norwegian Nynorsk: hertug
  • Swedish: hertig
  • Danish: hertug

References

  1. ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “hertig”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 234
  2. ^ Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hertogi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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