duke

Related terms: duchy, duchess ducal

Member of nobility or ruler of a duchy

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