Erzherzog

German

Etymology

erz- +‎ Herzog, calque of Latin archidux

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɐ̯t͡sˌhɛʁt͡soːk/

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Noun

Erzherzog m (strong, genitive Erzherzoges or Erzherzogs, plural Erzherzöge)

1. archduke

Declension

Declension of Erzherzog [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Erzherzog	die	Erzherzöge
genitive	eines	des	Erzherzoges, Erzherzogs	der	Erzherzöge
dative	einem	dem	Erzherzog, Erzherzoge1	den	Erzherzögen
accusative	einen	den	Erzherzog	die	Erzherzöge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Erzherzogshut m (“archducal hat”)
• Erzherzogskrone f (“archducal coronet”)

Further reading

• “Erzherzog” in Duden online
• “Erzherzog” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache