hercogs

Latvian

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Herzog (“duke”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

hercogs m (1st declension, feminine form: hercogiene)

1. duke (nobility title, above marquess and under grand duke; corresponding nobleman)

   Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogs ― duke of Courland and Semigallia

   būvmeistars Preiss jaunceļamajai hercoga pilij Jelgavā uzbūvēja itāliešu zelmini ― builder master Priess added an Italian pediment to the duke's newly built palace

Declension

Declension of hercogs (1st)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	hercogs	hercogi
genitive	hercoga	hercogu
dative	hercogam	hercogiem
accusative	hercogu	hercogus
instrumental	hercogu	hercogiem
locative	hercogā	hercogos
vocative	hercog	hercogi

Derived terms

• lielhercogs, lielhercogiene
• erchercogs, erchercogiene
• hercogiste, lielhercogiste, erchercogiste

See also

nobility titles:

• barons, baronese
• firsts, firstiene
• grāfs, grāfiene
• hercogs, hercogiene
  • erchercogs, erchercogiene
  • lielhercogs, lielhercogiene
• kņazs, kņaziene
  • lielkņazs, lielkņaziene
• marķīzs, marķīze
• princis, princese
• vikonts, vikontese