duchess

Related terms: duke, duchy ducal

Female duke

dux, ducis, m/f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /duks/, [d̪ʊks̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /duks/, [d̪uks]

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dux	ducēs
Genitive	ducis	ducum
Dative	ducī	ducibus
Accusative	ducem	ducēs
Ablative	duce	ducibus
Vocative	dux	ducēs

Etymology:

Medieval Latin

References:

• "dux". In: Edwin Habel and Friedrich Gröbel (2008) Mittellateinisches Glossar, Stuttgart, UTB Schöningh
• "dux". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 15.01.2023‎

Wife of a duke

ducissa, ducissae, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /duˈkis.sa/, [d̪ʊˈkɪs̠ːä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /duˈt͡ʃis.sa/, [d̪uˈt͡ʃisːä]

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ducissa	ducissae
Genitive	ducissae	ducissārum
Dative	ducissae	ducissīs
Accusative	ducissam	ducissās
Ablative	ducissā	ducissīs
Vocative	ducissa	ducissae

Etymology:

Medieval Latin

References:

• "ducissa". In: Edwin Habel and Friedrich Gröbel (2008) Mittellateinisches Glossar, Stuttgart, UTB Schöningh
• "ducissa". In: Du Cange, et. al. (1887) Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis, Niort, L. Favre
• "ducissa". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 15.01.2023‎