"duc" meaning in French

See duc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dyk/ Audio: Fr-duc.ogg , Fr-Paris--duc.ogg [Paris] Forms: ducs [plural]
Rhymes: -yk Etymology: Inherited from Middle French duc, from Old French duc, borrowed from Latin ducem (“duke, commander”), from dūcere (“to lead”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:duc}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "dux, ducem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to lead", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to pull", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to pull", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dewk-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déwkti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*doukō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dūcō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "amphikinetic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-s", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-s", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dux", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "duc", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "duc", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "duc", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="duc">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|duc|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French duc, {{inh+|fr|frm|duc}} Inherited from Middle French duc, {{inh|fr|fro|duc}} Old French duc, {{bor|fr|la|dux|ducem|t=duke, commander}} Latin ducem (“duke, commander”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} duc m (plural ducs)
  1. duke (nobleman) Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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