hertogin
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch hertogin. A compound of hertog (“duke”) + -in (“feminine suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: her‧tog‧in
Noun edit
hertogin (plural hertoginne, diminutive hertoginnetjie, masculine hertog)
- a duchess (wife of a duke; female ruler of a duchy)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From hertog (“duke”) + -in (“suffix indicating femininity”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hertogin f (plural hertoginnen, diminutive hertoginnetje n, masculine hertog)
- A duchess (wife of a duke; female ruler of a duchy)