erchercogs

Latvian

Austrijas erchercogs Francis Ferdinands (1863-1914)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Erzherzog (“archduke”), itself from German Herzog (“duke”) with a prefix erz- (“arch-”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

erchercogs m (1st declension, feminine form: erchercogiene)

  1. archduke (high nobility title, above grand duke and under prince; corresponding nobleman)
  2. archduke (a title for the members of the imperial house of Habsburg)
    Francis Ferdinands bija Austrijas erchercogs un Hābsburgu dinastijas troņmantinieks ― Franz Ferdinand was archduke of Austria and heir presumptive of the Habsburg dynasty

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