ducat
English
Etymology
From Middle French, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducatus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʌkət/
Noun
ducat (plural ducats)
- (historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.
- William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice
- Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..."
- William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice
- Money in general.
- (informal) A dollar.
- (informal) A euro.
Translations
historical gold coin
Catalan
Derived terms
- gran ducat
Related terms
Further reading
- “ducat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from late Old French, borrowed from Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from dux (“duke; leader”). Compare also duché.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dy.ka/
Further reading
- “ducat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Old French
Etymology
Late Old French. From Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducatus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”).
Noun
ducat m (oblique plural ducaz or ducatz, nominative singular ducaz or ducatz, nominative plural ducat)
- ducat (historical coin)
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdùːtsat/, /ˈdúːtsat/
- Tonal orthography: dúcat, dȗcat
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