Jump to content

gouverneur

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Gouverneur

Dutch

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle Dutch gouverneur, borrowed from Middle French gouverneur.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˌɣu.vərˈnøːr/, /ˌɣu.vɛrˈnøːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gou‧ver‧neur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

[edit]

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, diminutive gouverneurtje n)

  1. governor (e.g. of a province)

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Afrikaans: goewerneur
  • Negerhollands: guwerneer
  • Lokono: gouverneur
  • Indonesian: gubernur

French

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātōrem, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, steersman, pilot, guide), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, feminine gouverneure or gouverneuse)

  1. governor

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Middle French

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old French gouvreneur.

Noun

[edit]

gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs)

  1. governor
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]