ducere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dūcere, present active infinitive of dūcō. The inherited form survived in the suffix -durre. See also dotto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.t͡ʃe.re/, [ˈd̪uːt͡ʃer̺e]
• Hyphenation: dù‧ce‧re

Verb

ducere (transitive, obsolete, rare)

1. to lead, guide, drive
2. (figurative) to mold, temper
   • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso [The Divine Comedy: Paradise] (paperback), Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XIII, page 234, lines 67–69:

     La cera di costoro e chi la duce ¶ non sta d'un modo; e però sotto 'l segno ¶ idëale poi più e men traluce.

     Neither their wax, nor that which tempers it, ¶ remains immutable, and hence beneath ¶ the ideal signet more and less shines through.

   • Synonyms: modellare, plasmare

Synonyms

• (to lead): condurre, guidare

Related terms

• duce
• -durre
• dotto

Anagrams

• reduce

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈduː.ke.re/, [ˈd̪uːkɛrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.t͡ʃe.re/, [ˈd̪uːt͡ʃere]

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dūcere

1. present active infinitive of dūcō  "to lead, to guide"
2. second-person singular present passive imperative of dūcō  "be thou led, be thou guided"

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Romanian

Etymology

duce +‎ -re

Noun

ducere f (plural duceri)

1. going
2. leaving, departure

Declension

Declension of ducere

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) ducere	ducerea	(niște) duceri	ducerile
genitive/dative	(unei) duceri	ducerii	(unor) duceri	ducerilor
vocative	ducere, ducereo		ducerilor

Synonyms

• (leaving): plecare