English Explanatory Dictionary

Herzegovina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/ /ˌhɜɹtsəɡoʊˈviːnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Herzegovina.wav

Word forms

Herzegovina Herzegowina Hercegovina

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-West Germanic *hari Proto-Indo-European *dewk-? Proto-West Germanic *togō ▲ Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)calq. Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō Old High German herizogo Middle High German herzog German Herzogbor. ▲ Middle High German herzogbor. Hungarian hercegbor. Serbo-Croatian herceg Proto-Indo-European *-usder. Proto-Indo-European *-osder. Proto-Slavic *-ovъ Serbo-Croatian -ov Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder. Proto-Slavic *-ina Serbo-Croatian -ina Serbo-Croatian Hercegovinabor. English Herzegovina A direct borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Hercegovina, from German Herzog (“duke”) + Serbo-Croatian -ov (possessive suffix) + Serbo-Croatian -ina (feminine suffix). Thus meaning, a Duke's possession, a dukedom.

Derived words

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina Herzegovinan Herzegovinian
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