Aromanian

Alternative forms

• ducu

Etymology

From Latin ducō. Compare Daco-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

Catalan

Verb

duc

1. first-person singular present indicative form of dur

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyk/
• Rhymes: -yk

Noun

duc m ‎(plural ducs)

1. duke (nobleman)

Ladin

Etymology

See dut.

Pronoun

duc

1. all; everybody, everyone

Latin

Verb

dūc

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dūco

Middle English

Noun

duc (plural ducs)

1. duke (nobleman)

Descendants

• English: duke

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French duc.

Noun

duc m (plural ducs)

1. duke (nobleman)

Descendants

• French: duc

Norman

Etymology

From Old French duc, a borrowing 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

Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin dux, ducem.

Noun

duc 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

Old Provençal

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin dux, ducem.

Noun

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

1. duke (nobleman)

Romanian

Verb

duc

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