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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gouverneur, borrowed from Middle French gouverneur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɣu.vərˈnøːr/, /ˌɣu.vɛrˈnøːr/
- Hyphenation: gou‧ver‧neur
- Rhymes: -øːr
Noun
gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, diminutive gouverneurtje n)
- governor (e.g. of a province)
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French
Etymology
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
Noun
gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs, feminine gouverneure or gouverneuse)
- governor
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Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French gouvreneur.
Noun
gouverneur m (plural gouverneurs)
- governor
Descendants