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doge

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See also: Doge and DOGE

English

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WOTD – 17 May 2010
Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (1523–1538)

Etymology 1

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Partly from Middle French doge and partly from its etymon, Italian doge,[1] from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader; commander; ruler”). Doublet of duc, duce, duke, and dux.

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Noun

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doge (plural doges or dogi)

  1. (historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
    • 1797, John Adams, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States, page 62:
      In the thirteenth century, a new method of appointing the doge, by the famous ballot of Venice, a complicated mixture of choice and chance, was adopted.
    • 1982, John Julius Norwich, chapter 34, in A History of Venice, page 346:
      This reply was one of the first important pronouncements to be made by Antonio Grimani, who on 6 July had been elected seventy-fourth Doge of Venice in succession to Leonardo Loredan.
    • 2013, Judith Herrin, “The Collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the Twelfth Century: A Study of a Medieval Economy”, in Margins and Metropolis: Authority Across the Byzantine Empire, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, page 114:
      The doge and the Venetian Senate might still be the servants (douloi) of the emperor, but nonetheless they were able to fix the price of their naval aid.
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Etymology 2

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The original doge (sense 2) meme image.
A mock doge (sense 2) meme.

From dog, probably as a sensational spelling of doggy like monke. First attested in the 2005 episode "Biz Cas Fri 1" from Homestar Runner.[2]

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Noun

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doge (plural doges)

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of doggy.
  3. (Internet slang, humorous) Specifically, a Shiba Inu, as in the doge meme.
    • 2015 July 23, Dave Lee, “Six times Reddit wasn't completely awful”, in BBC‎[2]:
      Bobsled wasn't the only Dogecoin-backed sporting success. Fans of Nascar will recognise the car driven by Josh Wise, emblazoned, as it is, with the adorable little doge on its bonnet (pictured above).
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Etymology 3

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See DOGE.

Verb

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doge (third-person singular simple present doges, present participle dogeing, simple past and past participle doged)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of DOGE.
    • 2025 March 28, Andrea Fox, “Lab critical to medical device development 'DOGEd'”, in Healthcare IT News‎[3]:
      Since the lab has been "doged," a petition posted to Change.org by Evgeny Stambulchik asked for signatures to oppose the layoff of the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group and has garnered 2,500 signatures as of reporting time. There is also a campaign website.

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References

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  1. ^ “doge, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ Mike and Matt Chapman (24 June 2005), “Biz Cas Fri 1”, in Homestar Runner‎[1]: “Homestar Runner: What—is up—my dog?! / Strong Bad: Ohh, I am not your dog. / Homestar Runner: Rondleman, you crack me up. Crack! Me! Up! That's why you're my D-O-G-E! / Strong Bad: Your doge?! What are you talking about? I'm Strong Bad! Rondleman works in Regional Shipping Management Resources.”

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem.

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Noun

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doge c (singular definite dogen, plural indefinite doger)

  1. doge

Declension

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Declension of doge
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative doge dogen doger dogerne
genitive doges dogens dogers dogernes

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Italian doge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdo(ː)dʒe/, [ˈdo̞(ː)dʒe̞]
  • IPA(key): /ˈdoɡe/, [ˈdo̞ɡe̞]
  • Rhymes: -odʒe

Noun

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doge

  1. doge

Declension

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In genitive plural, non-standard dogien seems to be the most commonly used form.

Inflection of doge (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative doge doget
genitive dogen dogejen
partitive dogea dogeja
illative dogeen dogeihin
singular plural
nominative doge doget
accusative nom. doge doget
gen. dogen
genitive dogen dogejen
dogein rare
partitive dogea dogeja
inessive dogessa dogeissa
elative dogesta dogeista
illative dogeen dogeihin
adessive dogella dogeilla
ablative dogelta dogeilta
allative dogelle dogeille
essive dogena dogeina
translative dogeksi dogeiksi
abessive dogetta dogeitta
instructive — dogein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of doge (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dogeni dogeni
accusative nom. dogeni dogeni
gen. dogeni
genitive dogeni dogejeni
dogeini rare
partitive dogeani dogejani
inessive dogessani dogeissani
elative dogestani dogeistani
illative dogeeni dogeihini
adessive dogellani dogeillani
ablative dogeltani dogeiltani
allative dogelleni dogeilleni
essive dogenani dogeinani
translative dogekseni dogeikseni
abessive dogettani dogeittani
instructive — —
comitative — dogeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dogesi dogesi
accusative nom. dogesi dogesi
gen. dogesi
genitive dogesi dogejesi
dogeisi rare
partitive dogeasi dogejasi
inessive dogessasi dogeissasi
elative dogestasi dogeistasi
illative dogeesi dogeihisi
adessive dogellasi dogeillasi
ablative dogeltasi dogeiltasi
allative dogellesi dogeillesi
essive dogenasi dogeinasi
translative dogeksesi dogeiksesi
abessive dogettasi dogeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — dogeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dogemme dogemme
accusative nom. dogemme dogemme
gen. dogemme
genitive dogemme dogejemme
dogeimme rare
partitive dogeamme dogejamme
inessive dogessamme dogeissamme
elative dogestamme dogeistamme
illative dogeemme dogeihimme
adessive dogellamme dogeillamme
ablative dogeltamme dogeiltamme
allative dogellemme dogeillemme
essive dogenamme dogeinamme
translative dogeksemme dogeiksemme
abessive dogettamme dogeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — dogeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dogenne dogenne
accusative nom. dogenne dogenne
gen. dogenne
genitive dogenne dogejenne
dogeinne rare
partitive dogeanne dogejanne
inessive dogessanne dogeissanne
elative dogestanne dogeistanne
illative dogeenne dogeihinne
adessive dogellanne dogeillanne
ablative dogeltanne dogeiltanne
allative dogellenne dogeillenne
essive dogenanne dogeinanne
translative dogeksenne dogeiksenne
abessive dogettanne dogeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — dogeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative dogensa dogensa
accusative nom. dogensa dogensa
gen. dogensa
genitive dogensa dogejensa
dogeinsa rare
partitive dogeaan
dogeansa 		dogejaan
dogejansa
inessive dogessaan
dogessansa 		dogeissaan
dogeissansa
elative dogestaan
dogestansa 		dogeistaan
dogeistansa
illative dogeensa dogeihinsa
adessive dogellaan
dogellansa 		dogeillaan
dogeillansa
ablative dogeltaan
dogeltansa 		dogeiltaan
dogeiltansa
allative dogelleen
dogellensa 		dogeilleen
dogeillensa
essive dogenaan
dogenansa 		dogeinaan
dogeinansa
translative dogekseen
dogeksensa 		dogeikseen
dogeiksensa
abessive dogettaan
dogettansa 		dogeittaan
dogeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — dogeineen
dogeinensa

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian doge or directly from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem (“leader; commander; ruler”).

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Noun

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doge m (plural doges)

  1. doge
    • 1833, Julie de Quérangal, Philippe de Morvelle, Revue des Deux Mondes, T.2,4
      Non pas, non pas, cria-t-on de tous côtés ; il y a encore Venise. - Venise la reine des mers ! - Le lion de Saint-Marc ! - Le Bucentaure ! - Le doge ! - Quel homme qu'un doge ! […]
      "No, no," we cried from both sides; "there is still Venice. Venice the queen of the seas! The lion of St Mark! The Bucintoro! The doge! What a man is a doge!"

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  • Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, huitième édition, 1932-1935

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem (“leader; commander; ruler”). See also the likewise borrowed doublets duce and duca.

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Noun

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doge m (plural dogi)

  1. doge
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References

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  1. ^ doge in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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  • (dogè) IPA(key): [doˈɡʲɛ]
  • (dòge) IPA(key): [ˈdoɡʲɛ]

Noun

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dogè m

  1. locative singular of dogas

Noun

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dòge m

  1. vocative singular of dogas

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Venetan doxe or Italian doge, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader; commander; ruler”). Doublet of duque.

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  • Hyphenation: do‧ge

Noun

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doge m (plural doges)

  1. (historical) doge (chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian doge.

Noun

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doge m (plural dogi)

  1. doge

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative doge dogeul dogi dogii
genitive-dative doge dogeului dogi dogilor
vocative dogeule dogilor

Volapük

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Noun

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doge

  1. dative singular of dog
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