hertogi

Faroese

Alternative forms

• hertugi

Etymology

From Old Norse hertogi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹ̥.tʰɔjɪ/

Noun

hertogi m (genitive singular hertoga, plural hertogar)

1. duke

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	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

From Old Norse hertogi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛr̥.tʰɔjɪ/

Noun

hertogi m (genitive singular hertoga, nominative plural hertogar)

1. duke

Declension

Declension of hertogi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	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

• hertogaynja
• hertogadæmi
• stórhertogi

Further reading

• “hertogi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Middle Low German hertôge, from Old Saxon heritogo, from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō.

Noun

hertogi m

1. commander of troops
2. duke

Declension

  Declension of hertogi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	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

• hertogadómr m
• hertogadœmi n
• hertoganafn n

Descendants

• Icelandic: hertogi
• Faroese: hertogi
• Norwegian:

  Norwegian Bokmål: hertug

  Norwegian Nynorsk: hertug

• Swedish: hertig
• Danish: hertug