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