hertogin
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch hertogin. A compound of hertog (“duke”) + -in (“feminine suffix”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: her‧tog‧in
Noun
hertogin (plural hertoginne, diminutive hertoginnetjie, masculine hertog)
- a duchess (wife of a duke; female ruler of a duchy)
Dutch
Etymology
From hertog (“duke”) + -in (“suffix indicating femininity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦɛr.toːˈɣɪn/, /ˌɦɛr.tɔˈɣɪn/
hertogin (file) - Hyphenation: her‧to‧gin
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
hertogin f (plural hertoginnen, diminutive hertoginnetje n, masculine hertog)
- A duchess (wife of a duke; female ruler of a duchy)
Derived terms
- aartshertogin
Related terms
- hertogdom n
- hertogelijk