duce

Borrowed from Latin ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, whence also dūcō (“to lead”). Compare the likewise borrowed doublets duca and doge.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -utʃe
• Hyphenation: dù‧ce

duce m (plural duci)

1. (archaic or literary) captain, leader, helm

   Synonyms: capitano, capo, condottiero

2. (by extension, after the Fascist era) an authoritarian leader

   Synonyms: autocrate, despota, dittatore, oppressore, tiranno

• Duce

• ducato

dūce

1. Alternative form of dūc (“lead!, guide!”), second-person singular present active imperative of dūcō.

While common in Plautus, dūc is the far more common variant in the classical period.

duce

1. ablative singular of dux

From the original meaning of "diver," from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan (“to duck, dive”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈduː.ke/, /ˈdu.ke/

dū̆ce f

1. duck (bird)

   Synonym: ened

• Middle English: doke, ducke, dukke, dokke, douke, duke
  • English: duck
  • Scots: duik, deuk, dook
  • Yola: duucks (plural)

• IPA^(key): [ˈdu.t͡ʃe]

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From Latin dūcere, present active infinitive of dūcō, from Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwketi, from the root *dewk-.

a duce (third-person singular present duce, past participle dus) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to carry, to lead

   a duce de nas

   to lead by the nose

2. (intransitive) to lead, to go

   Drumul ăsta duce la casa mea.

   this road leads to my house

3. (reflexive, with accusative) to go

   Mă duc acasă.

   I'm going home.

4. (reflexive, with accusative; figuratively) to die

• ducă
• ducere

• a merge
• a pleca
• a căra

Modified, to be adapted to the Latin, from the older form ducă, itself from Italian duca, and partly through Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka), ultimately from Latin dux, ducem.

• ducă (archaic)

duce m (plural duci)

1. duke