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Old English · noun

duce

Normalised dūce

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈduː.ke/
/ˈdu.ke/
Syllables
ˈduː · ke (2 syllables)
Modern English
duck

Meaning

  1. duck (bird)

Declension

Declension of duce
SingularPlural
Nominative dūcedūcan
Accusative dūcandūcan
Genitive dūcandūcena
Dative dūcandūcum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From the original meaning of "diver," from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan (“to duck, dive”).

Descendants

duck

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