Obergespan

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ober- (“over”) +‎ Gespan (“Hungarian count”), a calque of Hungarian főispán, from Hungarian ispán.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔoːbɐɡəʃpaːn]
  • Hyphenation: Ober‧ge‧span

Noun

Obergespan m (strong, genitive Obergespanes or Obergespans, plural Obergespane)

  1. (Medieval Hungary) a Hungarian Lord-Lieutenant of counties, the Hungarian count in charge of every viscount (Vizegespan) in a county

Declension
Declension of Obergespan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Obergespan die Obergespane
genitive eines des Obergespanes, Obergespans der Obergespane
dative einem dem Obergespan, Obergespane1 den Obergespanen
accusative einen den Obergespan die Obergespane

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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