gouverneur

See also: Gouverneur

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gouverneur, borrowed from Middle French gouverneur.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, diminutive gouverneurtje n)

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

Derived terms

  • gouverneurspaleis

Descendants

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

French

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡu.vɛʁ.nœʁ/

Noun

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, feminine gouverneure or gouverneuse)

  1. governor

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French gouvreneur.

Noun

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs)

  1. governor

Descendants

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