херцог

Bulgarian

Etymology

Heraldic title used in Western Europe (specifically among the dominions of the Holy Roman Empire), from German Herzog. Cognate with Hungarian herceg, Serbo-Croatian хѐрцег (whence Serbo-Croatian Хѐрцеговина). Originally meaning army commander, a calque with native Bulgarian воево́да (voevóda), военача́лник (voenačálnik).

Noun

херцо́г • (hercóg) m (feminine херцоги́ня)

  1. duke
    Synonym: дюк (djuk)

Declension

Declension of херцо́г
singular plural
indefinite херцо́г
hercóg 		херцо́зи
hercózi
definite
(subject form) 		херцо́гът
hercógǎt 		херцо́зите
hercózite
definite
(object form) 		херцо́га
hercóga
count form — херцо́га
hercóga
vocative form херцо́же
hercóže 		херцо́зи
hercózi

Derived terms

  • херцо́гство (hercógstvo, “duchy”)

References

  • “херцог”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “херцог”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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