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storhertug.

grand duke; a male reigning monarch or prince whose rank is traditionally between that of a king and a duke

10 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈstuːrˌhær.tʉɡ/[ˈstûːɾˌhæ.ʈʉɡ]
  1. grand duke; a male reigning monarch or prince whose rank is traditionally between that of a king and a duke

    masculine
    Luxembourg er i dag det eneste landet som har en storhertug som statsoverhode.
Where this word comes from

Calque of German Großherzog (“grand duke”), from groß (“great, grand”) + Herzog (“duke”). By surface analysis, stor (“great, grand”) + hertug (“duke”), literally “great duke”. Compare the parallel formations Norwegian Nynorsk storhertug, Danish storhertug, Swedish storhertig and Icelandic stórhertogi (“grand duke”).

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