hertogi

Faroese

Alternative forms

hertugi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German. Cognate to German Herzog, Dutch hertog.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹ̥.tʰɔjɪ/

Noun

hertogi m (genitive singular hertoga, plural hertogar)

duke

Declension

Declension of hertogi
m1	singular		plural
m1	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hertogi	hertogin	hertogar	hertogarnir
accusative	hertoga	hertogan	hertogar	hertogarnar
dative	hertoga	hertoganum	hertogum	hertogunum
genitive	hertoga	hertogans	hertoga	hertoganna

Derived terms

hertogadømi

Icelandic

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German. Cognate to German Herzog, Dutch hertog.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛr̥.tʰɔjɪ/

Noun

hertogi m (genitive singular hertoga, nominative plural hertogar)

duke

Declension

declension of hertogi

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	hertogi	hertoginn	hertogar	hertogarnir
accusative	hertoga	hertogann	hertoga	hertogana
dative	hertoga	hertoganum	hertogum	hertogunum
genitive	hertoga	hertogans	hertoga	hertoganna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harjatugô, possibly through Middle Low German hertoch.

Noun

hertogi m

commander of troops
duke

Declension

Declension of hertogi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hertogi	hertoginn	hertogar	hertogarnir
accusative	hertoga	hertogann	hertoga	hertogana
dative	hertoga	hertoganum	hertogum	hertogunum
genitive	hertoga	hertogans	hertoga	hertoganna

Derived terms

Descendants

Icelandic: hertogi
Faroese: hertogi
Norwegian Nynorsk: hertug
Norwegian Bokmål: hertug
Swedish: hertig
Danish: hertug

References

hertogi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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