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)

  1. 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)

  1. A duchess (wife of a duke; female ruler of a duchy)

Derived terms
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