doxe

See also: Doxe

Venetian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader; commander; ruler”). Compare Ligurian dûxe, Friulian dûs, Italian duca and duce.

Alternative forms

• Doxe
• doze, Doze (non-traditional spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.ze/
• Hyphenation: dó‧xe

Noun

doxe m (plural doxi)

1. (historical) doge (ruler of Venice or Genoa)

Descendants

• → Italian: doge
  • → Arabic: دوج (dōj)
  • → Czech: dóže
  • → English: doge
    • → Esperanto: doĝo
    • → Irish: dóg
  • → Finnish: doge
  • → French: doge
    • → German: Doge
    • → Ido: dojo
    • → Polish: doża
    • → Russian: дож (dož)
      • → Armenian: դոժ (dož)
      • → Azerbaijani: doj
      • → Georgian: დოჟი (doži)
      • → Kazakh: дож (doj)
      • → Ukrainian: дож (dož)
  • → Greek: δόγης (dógis)
  • → Hungarian: dózse
  • → Macedonian: дужд (dužd)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: دوژ (doj)
  • → Portuguese: doge
  • → Romanian: doge
  • → Serbo-Croatian: dudž

Related terms

• dogado
• dogałina
• dogaresa

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “gift; portion”). Compare Italian dose.

Alternative forms

• doze (non-traditional spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.ze/
• Hyphenation: dò‧xe

Noun

doxe f (plural doxe)

1. dose, quantity