Herzogtum

German

Etymology

From Middle High German herzog(en)tuom. Equivalent to Herzog +‎ -tum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʁtsoːktuːm/
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Hyphenation: Her‧zog‧tum

Noun

Herzogtum n (strong, genitive Herzogtumes or Herzogtums, plural Herzogtümer)

duchy; a country ruled by a duke

Declension

Declension of Herzogtum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Herzogtum	die	Herzogtümer
genitive	eines	des	Herzogtumes, Herzogtums	der	Herzogtümer
dative	einem	dem	Herzogtum, Herzogtume¹	den	Herzogtümern
accusative	ein	das	Herzogtum	die	Herzogtümer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Hzm. (abbreviation)

Further reading

Herzogtum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Herzogtum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Herzogtum” in Duden online
“Herzogtum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Herzogtum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhæʀtsoχˌtum/, [ˈhæχ.t͡soχˌtum]

Noun

Herzogtum n (plural Herzogtemer)

duchy

Further reading

Herzogtum in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

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