en hertig
Meaning
duke
In Swedish: (titel för) manlig medlem av svenska kungahuset
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hertig |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hertigen |
| Plural, indefinite | hertigar |
| Plural, definite | hertigarna |
hertig is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hertig, den stora hertigen. Check another noun
Practise hertig
1 / 2Is it en hertig or ett hertig?
Questions
What does hertig mean in English?
hertig means “duke”.
Is it en hertig or ett hertig?
It is en hertig, and “the duke” is hertigen.
What is the plural of hertig?
The plural of hertig is hertigar, and the definite plural is hertigarna.
Origin
From Old Norse hertogi.
Nearby common words
hertig is number 4,011 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,007svälja swallow
- 4,008akut immediate, acute
- 4,009italienska Italian; language spoken in Italy, a woman from Italy
- 4,010arbetslös out of work, unemployed
- 4,012beskrivning description, depiction
- 4,013musiker musician
- 4,014original original, eccentric
- 4,015sektion section
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary