duce

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dux, ducem, from dūcō (“I lead”).

Noun

Wikipedia

duce m. (plural duci)

1. captain, leader
2. (il Duce) il Duce (nickname for Mussolini)

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Latin

Verb

dūce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dūcō  "lead thou, guide thou"

Noun

duce

1. ablative singular of dux

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʊke/ and IPA: /ˈduːke/

Noun

duce f. and dūce f.

1. duck

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈdu.ʧe]

Etymology 1

From Latin dūcere, present active infinitive of dūcō.

Verb

a duce (third-person singular present duce, past participle dus) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to carry, to lead

   a duce de nas

   to lead by the nose

2. (intransitive) to lead, to go

   Drumul ăsta duce la casa mea.

   this road leads to my house

3. (reflexive, with accusative) to go

   Mă duc acasă.

   I'm going home.

4. (reflexive, with accusative; figuratively) to die

Conjugation

duce (third conjugation)

infinitive			a duce
gerund			ducând
past participle			dus
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	duc	duci	duce	ducem	duceți	duc
	imperfect	duceam	duceai	ducea	duceam	duceați	duceau
	simple perfect	dusei	duseși	duse	duserăm	duserăți	duseră
	pluperfect	dusesem	duseseși	dusese	duseserăm	duseserăți	duseseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să duc	să duci	să ducă	să ducem	să duceți	să ducă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		du			duceți
	negative		nu duce			nu duceți

Derived terms

• ducă
• ducere

Related terms

• a aduce
• a conduce
• a deduce
• a reduce
• a arăduce

See also

• a merge
• a pleca
• a căra

Etymology 2

From Italian duca, Latin dux, ducem.

Alternative forms

• ducă (archaic)

Noun

duce m. (plural duci)

1. duke