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gouverneur

See also: Gouverneur

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch gouverneur, borrowed from Middle French gouverneur.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, diminutive gouverneurtje n)

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

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Descendants

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

French

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Etymology

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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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Noun

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gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, feminine gouverneure or gouverneuse)

  1. governor

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French gouvreneur.

Noun

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gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs)

  1. governor
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