lielhercogs

Latvian

Etymology

From liels (“big, great”) +‎ hercogs (“duke”), as a calque of other similarly formed terms: German Großherzog (from groß (“big, great”) and Herzog (“duke”)), English grand duke (from French grand-duc), etc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lielhercogs m (1st declension, feminine form: lielhercogiene)

  1. grand duke (nobility title, above duke and under archduke; corresponding nobleman)
    Anrī Albērs ir pašreizējais Luksemburgas lielhercogs ― Henri Albert is the current grand duke of Luxembourg

Declension

Declension of lielhercogs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative lielhercogs lielhercogi
genitive lielhercoga lielhercogu
dative lielhercogam lielhercogiem
accusative lielhercogu lielhercogus
instrumental lielhercogu lielhercogiem
locative lielhercogā lielhercogos
vocative lielhercog lielhercogi

Derived terms

See also

nobility titles:
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