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duke

/ˈduːk/DOOK
/ˈduk/DOOK

Meaninga leader

Common meaning: a ruler of a duchy

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DU‘go, to enter’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 160, p. 735 · scan
  2. Latinducem‘a leader’source
  3. Middle Englishducsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa leader → a ruler of a duchyduke‘a ruler of a duchy’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin ducem ‘a leader’.

Roots

  • ducem Latin “a leader”

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