Hercegovina

Hercegovinā Hercegoviną English Proper noun en Herzegovina: en Herzegovina Q189863. Derived terms en Bosnia and Hercegovina Catalan Pronunciation Proper noun f ca Herzegovina Q189863 Derived terms ca Bòsnia i Hercegovina Czech Etymology cs :bor sh:Hercegovina + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun f Hercegovec Hercegovka hercegovský cs Herzegovina Q189863 Declension f.sg Related terms cs Bosna a Hercegovina Hungarian thumb|200px Etymology hu sh Hèrcegovina//Хѐрцеговина,271–272 from sh hèrceg herceg (from hu hu herceg<t:duke>) + sh -ov<pos:possessive suffix> -ina<pos:feminine suffix> y. Pronunciation hu Her ce go vi na hu nɒ 8 Proper noun hu proper noun hu Herzegovina Q189863 Declension Hercegoviná o sgHercegoviná sg Derived terms hu hercegovinai hu Compound words Bosznia-Hercegovina References Latvian thumb|250px|Hercegovina Etymology Borrowed from lv sh Херцеговина Hercegovina, itself from de Herzog duke, with a Slavic adjectival ending -(o)vina, referring to the medieval duchy of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, who took the title of Herceg (= Herzog, Duke) of Saint Sava in 1419. Pronunciation without vowel harmony hertseɡɔvina lv lv-riga-Hercegovina.ogg with vowel harmony hærtsæɡɔvina lv lv-riga-Hercegovina-2.ogg Proper noun f 4th lv Herzegovina Q189863 Declension Hercegovin a 4th no-pl proper Derived terms lv Bosnija un Hercegovina lv Bosnijas un Hercegovinas Federācija See also historical regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina lv Bosnija Hercegovina Lithuanian lt: Etymology lt sh Hèrcegovina//Хѐрцеговина. Pronunciation Hercegovinà Proper noun f Hercegovinà - 2 lt Herzegovina Q189863 Declension Hercegovin Hercegovìn s Derived terms lt Bòsnija ir̃ Hercegovinà See also lt Bòsnija Further reading Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|Popovo Polje, a karst field near Ravno in Herzegovina. thumb|The approximate location of Herzegovina within Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe. Etymology nb, based on nb sh Hèrcegovina, from sh hèrceg -ov -ina duke possessive suffix suffix forming names of territories, literally “the duke's land”. The title sh hèrceg duke was borrowed from nb hu herceg duke, from nb gmh herzog duke, ultimately from nb goh herizogo army leader, duke. The latter was originally a compound meaning “army leader”. The region was named after the lands of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, who assumed the title herceg in 1448, initially styling himself duke of Hum and the coast and subsequently duke of Saint Sava. His territory thereafter became known as Hercegovina; the name is first recorded in 1454. Compare da Hercegovina, sv Hercegovina, fo Hersegovina, is Hersegóvína, de Herzegowina and en Herzegovina. Pronunciation nb /¹hær.tse.ɡʊˈʋiː.na/ [hæʈ.sɛ.ɡʊˈʋìː.nǎ] nb iːna 5 nb Her ce go vi na Proper noun nb proper noun Herzegovina; a historical and geographical region forming the southern part of Bosnia-Hercegovina nb Mostar ligger i Hercegovina. Mostar is situated in Herzegovina. nb 2025-02-24 Hercegovina Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Hercegovina Hercegovina er den sørlige delen av republikken Bosnia-Hercegovina. Herzegovina is the southern part of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. https://web.archive.org/web/20260906020647/https://snl.no/Hercegovina 6 September 2026 Usage notes nb Hercegovina is a traditional geographical region rather than one of the country's present administrative divisions, and its precise extent is therefore represented approximately on maps. Derived terms nb Bosnia-Hercegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina nb hercegoviner person from Herzegovina nb hercegovinsk Herzegovinian See also nb Bosnia Bosnia the other principal historical region of Bosnia-Hercegovina References “Hercegovina” in Store norske leksikon “herceg” in Hrvatska enciklopedija “Kosača, Stjepan Vukčić” in Hrvatska enciklopedija “Hercegovina” in Proleksis enciklopedija Serbo-Croatian sh:,sr:,hr:,bs: Etymology sh :af herceg -ov -ina ++ Derived from the title sh hèrceg duke, from sh de Herzog, plus the Serbo-Croatian suffixes sh -ov and sh -ina, thus “Land of the Duke”. sh Pronunciation Hèrcegovina sh hercegovina sh Her ce go vi na Proper noun Hèrcegovina f hèrcegovačkī Hèrcegovac Hèrcegōvka sh Herzegovina Q189863 Declension Hercegovina Hercegovine Hercegovini Hercegovinu Hercegovino Hercegovini Hercegovinom Descendants 2 Descendants in other languages hy Հերցեգովինա 1 az Herseqovina 1 be Герцагаві́на 1 bg Херцего́вина 1 ca Hercegovina 1 zh - 1 cmn 黑塞哥維那 黑塞哥维那 Hēisāigēwéinà cs Hercegovina 1 en Herzegovina 1 1 eo Hercegovino 1 fo Hersegovina 1 fi Hertsegovina 1 fr Herzégovine 1 de Herzegowina 1 is Hersegóvína 1 ga Heirseagaivéin 1 it Erzegovina 1 ja ヘルツェゴヴィナ Herutsegovina 1 ko 헤르체고비나 1 lv Hercegovina 1 lt Hercegovina 1 mk Херцеговина 1 ota هرسك Hersek 1 pl Hercegowina 1 pt Herzegovina 1 ru Герцегови́на 1 sk Hercegovina 1 sl Hercegovína 1 es Herzegovina 1 sv Hercegovina 1 tr Hersek 1 uk Герцегови́на Герцеґови́на 1 cy Hertsegofina 1 yi הערצעגאָווינע 1 Slovene Pronunciation Hercegovína Proper noun Hercegovína f sl Herzegovina Q189863 Declension Hercegovín sg Derived terms sl Bósna in Hercegovína Related terms sl Hercegôvec / sl Hercegôvka sl hercegôvski Vietnamese vi Etymology Borrowed from vi sh Hercegovina. Proper noun vi Herzegovina Q189863 Synonyms Herzegovina Héc-xê-gô-vi-na vi exonyms