Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 576.dūcō on page 576
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dūcere to lead
dūcere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to lead.
Definitions for dūcere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to lead; consider, regard; prolong
English derivatives:
ductile abduct adduce deduce educe induce produce reduce seduce
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To cause to go along with one, lead, conduct, take. (b) to take in one's company. (c) to escort.
- 2
(a) To lead (cattle or other animals). (b) to drive (vehicles). (c) to lead, bring (water to a place).
- 3
(refl. or pass.) to betake oneself, move, go. (b) (w. abl. nouns or sim.) to direct one's way, steps, etc.
- 4
To take away into one's possession, etc. (b) to lead off or away (to punishment).
- 5
(of a man) To bring home as a wife, marry. (b) to bring home (a prostitute). (c) to train, 'marry' (vines on trees).
Sentences with dūcere
Latin to English
Ratiō hominēs ad bonam vītam dūcere potest.Compare Reason can lead men to a good life.
Sī ratiō dūceret, fēlīx essēs.Compare If reason were leading, you would be happy.
Resistens enim Cn. Pompeius, victor omnis gens, nunquam sui ille res publica deleo possum duco.Compare For as long as Cn. Pompey, the conqueror of every nation, was resisting, they thought that they could never destroy the republic.
Is scribo ad tu, qui non alienus sum duco a dignitas tuus.Compare I wrote such things to you, as I thought were not inconsistent with your dignity.
Ad flumen Tamesis exercitus duco.Compare He lead his army to the river Thames.
Rex copiae, quantuscunque sum, noster sum duco.Compare I consider that the king's forces, however great they are, are ours.
Pax cum victus facio; socius deinde duco, quum Africus bellum urgeo.Compare We made peace with them when conquered; we afterwards considered them as allies, when they were hard pressed by the African war.
Conjugation table for dūcere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| dūcō dūcis dūcit dūcimus dūcitis dūcunt | dūcēbam dūcēbās dūcēbat dūcēbāmus dūcēbātis dūcēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| dūxī dūxistī dūxit dūximus dūxistis dūxērunt / dūxēre | dūxeram dūxerās dūxerat dūxerāmus dūxerātis dūxerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| dūcam dūcēs dūcet dūcēmus dūcētis dūcent | dūxerō dūxeris dūxerit dūxerimus dūxeritis dūxerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| dūcam dūcās dūcat dūcāmus dūcātis dūcant | dūcerem dūcerēs dūceret dūcerēmus dūcerētis dūcerent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| dūxerim dūxeris dūxerit dūxerimus dūxeritis dūxerint | dūxissem dūxissēs dūxisset dūxissēmus dūxissētis dūxissent |
Infinitive present dūcere Infinitive perfect dūxisse Infinitive future ductūrum esse | Imperative present dūc dūcite Imperative future dūcitō dūcitō dūcitōte dūcuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| dūcor dūceris dūcitur dūcimur dūciminī dūcuntur | dūcēbar dūcēbāris / dūcēbāre dūcēbātur dūcēbāmur dūcēbāminī dūcēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| ductus sum ductus es ductus est ductī sumus ductī estis ductī sunt | ductus eram ductus erās ductus erat ductī erāmus ductī erātis ductī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| dūcar dūcēris / dūcēre dūcētur dūcēmur dūcēminī dūcentur | ductus erō ductus eris ductus erit ductī erimus ductī eritis ductī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| dūcar dūcāris / dūcāre dūcātur dūcāmur dūcāminī dūcantur | dūcerer dūcerēris / dūcerēre dūcerētur dūcerēmur dūcerēminī dūcerentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| ductus sim ductus sīs ductus sit ductī sīmus ductī sītis ductī sint | ductus essem ductus essēs ductus esset ductī essēmus ductī essētis ductī essent |
Infinitive present dūcī Infinitive perfect ductum esse Infinitive future ductum īrī | Imperative present dūcere dūciminī Imperative future dūcitor dūcitor - dūcuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | dūcēns | dūcentēs |
| Gen. | dūcentis | dūcentium |
| Dat. | dūcentī | dūcentibus |
| Acc. | dūcentem | dūcentēs |
| Abl. | dūcente | dūcentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | ductūrus | ductūrī |
| Gen. | ductūrī | ductūrōrum |
| Dat. | ductūrō | ductūrīs |
| Acc. | ductūrum | ductūrōs |
| Abl. | ductūrō | ductūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | ductus | ductī |
| Gen. | ductī | ductōrum |
| Dat. | ductō | ductīs |
| Acc. | ductum | ductōs |
| Abl. | ductō | ductīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | dūcendus | dūcendī |
| Gen. | dūcendī | dūcendōrum |
| Dat. | dūcendō | dūcendīs |
| Acc. | dūcendum | dūcendōs |
| Abl. | dūcendō | dūcendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | dūcere | ductum |
| Gen. | dūcendī | ductū |
| Dat. | dūcendō | |
| Acc. | dūcendum | |
| Abl. | dūcendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 52.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 576.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/duco-ducere-duxi-ductum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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