duco

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Cognate with English tow.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈduː.koː/

Verb

present active dūcō, present infinitive dūcere, perfect active dūxī, supine ductum

1. I lead, guide
2. I draw, pull
3. I think, consider
4. I prolong

Inflection

Conjugation of duco (third conjugation, irregular short imperative)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dūcō	dūcis	dūcit	dūcimus	dūcitis	dūcunt
	imperfect	dūcēbam	dūcēbās	dūcēbat	dūcēbāmus	dūcēbātis	dūcēbant
	future	dūcam	dūcēs	dūcet	dūcēmus	dūcētis	dūcent
	perfect	dūxī	dūxistī	dūxit	dūximus	dūxistis	dūxērunt, dūxēre
	pluperfect	dūxeram	dūxerās	dūxerat	dūxerāmus	dūxerātis	dūxerant
	future perfect	dūxerō	dūxeris	dūxerit	dūxerimus	dūxeritis	dūxerint
passive	present	dūcor	dūceris, dūcere	dūcitur	dūcimur	dūciminī	dūcuntur
	imperfect	dūcēbar	dūcēbāris, dūcēbāre	dūcēbātur	dūcēbāmur	dūcēbāminī	dūcēbantur
	future	dūcar	dūcēris, dūcēre	dūcētur	dūcēmur	dūcēminī	dūcentur
	perfect	ductus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ductus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ductus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dūcam	dūcās	dūcat	dūcāmus	dūcātis	dūcant
	imperfect	dūcerem	dūcerēs	dūceret	dūcerēmus	dūcerētis	dūcerent
	perfect	dūxerim	dūxerīs	dūxerit	dūxerīmus	dūxerītis	dūxerint
	pluperfect	dūxissem	dūxissēs	dūxisset	dūxissēmus	dūxissētis	dūxissent
passive	present	dūcar	dūcāris, dūcāre	dūcātur	dūcāmur	dūcāminī	dūcantur
	imperfect	dūcerer	dūcerēris, dūcerēre	dūcerētur	dūcerēmur	dūcerēminī	dūcerentur
	perfect	ductus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ductus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dūc, dūce	—	—	dūcite	—
	future	—	dūcitō	dūcitō	—	dūcitōte	dūcuntō
passive	present	—	dūcere	—	—	dūciminī	—
	future	—	dūcitor	dūcitor	—	—	dūcuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dūcere	dūxisse	ductūrus esse	dūcī	ductus esse	ductum īrī
participles		dūcēns	—	ductūrus	—	ductus	dūcendus

Derived terms

Derived terms

abdūcō addūcō aquaeductus circumdūcō condūcō dēdūcō

dīdūcō dūco uxōrem ductiō dux ēdūcō indūcō

intrōdūcō obdūcō perdūcō praedūcō praeterdūcō prōdūcō

redūcō sēdūcō subdūcō subterdūcō superdūcō trādūcō

Descendants

• Aromanian: duc, dutsire
• Catalan: dur
• French: -duire
• Italian: ducere, -durre

• Old French: duire
• Portuguese: -duzir
• Romanian: duce, ducere