Hercegovina
See also: Hercegovinā
English
Czech
Latvian
Hercegovina
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Херцеговина (Hercegovina), itself from German Herzog (“duke”), with a Slavic adjectival ending -(o)vina, referring to the medieval duchy of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, who took the title of Herceg (= Herzog, Duke) of Saint Sava in 1419.
Pronunciation
- (without vowel harmony) IPA(key): [hertseɡɔvina]
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- (with vowel harmony) IPA(key): [hærtsæɡɔvina]
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Proper noun
Hercegovina f (4th declension)
- Herzegovina (southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina; a historical, not an administrative, region)
Declension
Declension of Hercegovina (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Hercegovina | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Hercegovinu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Hercegovinas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Hercegovinai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Hercegovinu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Hercegovinā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Hercegovina | — |
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xěrt͡seɡoʋina/
- Homophones: hercegovina
- Hyphenation: Her‧ce‧go‧vi‧na
Declension
Declension of Hercegovina
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hercegovina |
| genitive | Hercegovine |
| dative | Hercegovini |
| accusative | Hercegovinu |
| vocative | Hercegovino |
| locative | Hercegovini |
| instrumental | Hercegovinom |
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɛrtsɛɡɔˈʋìːna/
- Tonal orthography: hercegovína
Declension
Declension of Hercegovína (feminine, a-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hercegovína |
| accusative | Hercegovíno |
| genitive | Hercegovíne |
| dative | Hercegovíni |
| locative | Hercegovíni |
| instrumental | Hercegovíno |
Derived terms
Related terms
- Hercegôvec / Hercegôvka
- hercegôvski
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