герцогиня

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herzogin, with the ending influenced by the feminine suffix -ы́ня (-ýnja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʲɪrt͡sɐˈɡʲinʲə]
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Noun

герцоги́ня • (gercogínja) f anim (genitive герцоги́ни, nominative plural герцоги́ни, genitive plural герцоги́нь, masculine ге́рцог)

  1. female equivalent of ге́рцог (gércog): duchess

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: hersoginya
  • Uzbek: gersoginya

Ukrainian

Etymology

From German Herzogin, with the ending influenced by the feminine suffix -и́ня (-ýnja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦert͡sɔˈɦɪnʲɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

герцоги́ня • (hercohýnja) f pers (genitive герцоги́ні, nominative plural герцоги́ні, genitive plural герцоги́нь, masculine ге́рцог)

  1. duchess

Declension

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