Erbobergespan

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Erbe (“heir”) +‎ Obergespan (“Hungarian lord-lieutenant of counties”), partial calque of Hungarian főispán, from ober- (“over”) +‎ Gespan (“Hungarian count”), from Hungarian ispán.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔɛɐ̯bʔoːbɐɡəʃpaːn]
  • Hyphenation: Erb‧ober‧ge‧span

Noun

Erbobergespan m (strong, genitive Erbobergespanes or Erbobergespans, plural Erbobergespane)

  1. (Medieval Hungary) a hereditary Hungarian Lord-Lieutenant of counties, a hereditary Hungarian count

Declension
Declension of Erbobergespan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Erbobergespan die Erbobergespane
genitive eines des Erbobergespanes, Erbobergespans der Erbobergespane
dative einem dem Erbobergespan, Erbobergespane1 den Erbobergespanen
accusative einen den Erbobergespan die Erbobergespane

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Erbobergespanschaft

References
  • Schubert, Friedrich Wilhelm. Handbuch der allgemeinen Staatskunde von Europa. Vol. 1. bei den Gebrüdern Bornträger, 1846, 411.
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