See also: Gouverneur

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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch gouverneur, borrowed from Middle French gouverneur.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣu.vərˈnøːr/, /ˌɣu.vɛrˈnøːr/
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  • Hyphenation: gou‧ver‧neur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun edit

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, diminutive gouverneurtje n)

  1. governor (e.g. of a province)

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  • Afrikaans: goewerneur
  • Negerhollands: guwerneer
  • Lokono: gouverneur
  • Indonesian: gubernur

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātōrem, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, steersman, pilot, guide), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot).

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gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, feminine gouverneure or gouverneuse)

  1. governor

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Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French gouvreneur.

Noun edit

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs)

  1. governor

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