Herzog

German

Etymology

From Middle High German herzog, herzoge, from Old High German herizogo, equivalent to heri (“army”) + zogo (“leader”), from Proto-Germanic *harjatugô. Cognate with Old English heretoga, Dutch hertog.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʁˌt͡soːk/, [ˈhɛʁˌt͡soːk], [ˈhɛɐ̯ˌt͡soːk] (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʁˌt͡sɔx/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
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Noun

Herzog m (genitive Herzogs or Herzoges, plural Herzöge)

duke

Declension

Declension of Herzog

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herzog	die	Herzöge
genitive	eines	des	Herzoges, Herzogs	der	Herzöge
dative	einem	dem	Herzog, Herzoge¹	den	Herzögen
accusative	einen	den	Herzog	die	Herzöge

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

Descendants

Georgian: ჰერცოგი (hercogi)
Hungarian herceg
Latvian: hercogs m
Russian: герцог m (gercog)
Swedish: hertig

See also

English: Herman
Russian: Ге́рман (Gérman, “Herman”)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German herizogo, from Proto-Germanic *harjatugô.

Noun

Herzog m (plural Herzogen)

duke

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