Obergespan
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
ober- (“over”) + Gespan (“Hungarian count”, from Hungarian ispán), a calque of Hungarian főispán.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʔoːbɐɡəʃpaːn]
- Hyphenation: Ober‧ge‧span
Noun
Obergespan m (genitive Obergespanes or Obergespans, plural Obergespane)
- (Medieval Hungary) a Hungarian Lord-Lieutenant of counties, the Hungarian count in charge of every viscount (Vizegespan) in a county
Declension
Declension of Obergespan
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Obergespan | die | Obergespane |
| genitive | eines | des | Obergespanes, Obergespans |
der | Obergespane |
| dative | einem | dem | Obergespan, Obergespane1 |
den | Obergespanen |
| accusative | einen | den | Obergespan | die | Obergespane |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Erbobergespan
- Erbobergespanschaft
- Obergespanschaft
References
- Schubert, Friedrich Wilhelm. Handbuch der allgemeinen Staatskunde von Europa. Vol. 1. bei den Gebrüdern Bornträger, 1846, 411.
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