Meanings
nounHerzegovinian (plural Herzegovinians)
plural Herzegovinians · alternative Herzegovinan
- A person from Herzegovina (the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
adjectiveHerzegovinian (not comparable)
alternative Herzegovinan
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants.
The iconic humpbacked bridge rose high over the Neretva, connecting the two halves of the old Herzegovinian town that clung to the clifftops: one Muslim, the other Croat.
2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 60
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ker-
- Proto-Indo-European*kóryos
- Proto-Germanic*harjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*hari
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-?
- Proto-West Germanic*togō
- Ancient Greekστρατηγός (stratēgós)
- Proto-West Germanic*harjatogō
- Old High Germanherizogo
- Middle High Germanherzog
- GermanHerzog
- Middle High Germanherzog
- Hungarianherceg
- Serbo-Croatianherceg
- Serbo-CroatianHercegovina
- EnglishHerzegovina
- EnglishHerzegovinian
From Herzegovina + -ian.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黑塞哥維那人 /黑塞哥维那人, 赫塞哥維納人 /赫塞哥维纳人
- 黑塞哥維那人 /黑塞哥维那人 (Hēisàigēwéinàrén)a person from Herzegovina
- 赫塞哥維納人 /赫塞哥维纳人a person from Herzegovina
- 黑塞哥維那的 /黑塞哥维那的of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
- 赫塞哥維納的 /赫塞哥维纳的of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
Danish hercegoviner, hercegovinsk
- hercegovinera person from Herzegovina
- hercegovinskof, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
French Herzégovinien, Herzégovinienne
- Herzégoviniena person from Herzegovina
- Herzégoviniennea person from Herzegovina
German Herzegowiner, Herzegowinerin
- Herzegowinera person from Herzegovina
- Herzegowinerina person from Herzegovina
- Herzegowzea person from Herzegovina
- Herzegowzina person from Herzegovina
- herzegowinischof, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
Irish Heirseagaivéineach, Heirseagaivéineach
- Heirseagaivéineacha person from Herzegovina
- Heirseagaivéineachof, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
Italian erzegovese, erzegovino
- erzegovesea person from Herzegovina
- erzegovinoa person from Herzegovina
- erzegovinaa person from Herzegovina
- erzegoveseof, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
- erzegovinoof, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
- erzegovinaof, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
Lithuanian hercegovinietis, hercegovinietė
- hercegovinietisa person from Herzegovina
- hercegovinietėa person from Herzegovina
Polish Hercegowińczyk, Hercegowinka
- Hercegowińczyka person from Herzegovina
- Hercegowinkaa person from Herzegovina
- hercegowińskiof, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
Swedish hercegovinsk
- hercegovinskof, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
Cite this entry
APA
Herzegovinian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herzegovinian
MLA
“Herzegovinian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herzegovinian. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Herzegovinian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herzegovinian.
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