duc

See also: dúc, dục, dūc, đực, đức, Đức, and dức

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• ducu

Etymology

From Latin ducō. Compare Romanian duce, duc.

Verb

duc (third-person singular present indicative dutsi/dutse, past participle dusã)

1. I carry.
2. (reflexive, mi-duc) I go.

Related terms

• dutsiri/dutsire
• dus
• dushã
• aduc

See also

• portu
• nergu

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈduk]

Etymology 1

Noun

duc m (plural ducs, feminine duquessa)

1. duke (ruler of a duchy)

Derived terms

• ducat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

duc

Further reading

• “duc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French duc, from Old French duc, borrowed from Latin dux, ducem, from dūcō, dūcere (“lead, guide”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyk/

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• Rhymes: -yk

Noun

duc m (plural ducs)

1. duke (nobleman)

Further reading

• “duc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Ladin

Etymology

See dut.

Pronoun

duc

1. all; everybody, everyone

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dūc

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dūcō

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Middle English

Noun

duc

1. Alternative form of duke

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French duc.

Noun

duc m (plural ducs)

1. duke (nobleman)

Descendants

• French: duc

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French duc, borrowed from Latin dux, ducem, from dūcō, dūcere (“lead, guide”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.

Noun

duc m (plural ducs)

1. (Jersey) duke

Coordinate terms

• (gender): duchêsse

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dux, ducem.

Noun

duc oblique singular, m (oblique plural dus, nominative singular dus, nominative plural duc)

1. duke (nobleman)

Descendants

• Catalan: duc
• Middle English: duc
  • English: duke
• Middle French: duc
  • French: duc
• Norman: duc (Jersey)
• Portuguese: duque
• Spanish: duque

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Old Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dux, ducem.

Noun

duc m (oblique plural ducs, nominative singular ducs, nominative plural duc)

1. duke (nobleman)

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Romanian

Verb

duc

1. first-person singular present indicative of duce
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of duce
3. third-person plural present indicative of duce