Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 582.dux on page 582
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dux leader
dux is a Latin Noun that primarily means leader.
Definitions for dux
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
leader, guide, commander, general
English derivatives:
duke ducal ducat duchess duchy doge
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
One who leads or shows the way; a guide. (b) (of things, fig. or in fig. phrs.). (c) (transf.) a person or things that ushers in.
- 2
The driver of a chariot, also of flocks, etc.
- 3
One who acts as a leader or guide in an action, policy, etc. (b) (transf., of abst. things). (c) the chief or leader (of a group, party, etc.).
Sentences with dux
Latin to English
Omnī cupiditāte pecūniae glōriaeque ex animō expulsā, ille dux sē vīcit.Compare When every desire for (lit., of) money and glory had been banished from his soul, that leader conquered himself.
Dīxit duōs ducēs pācem quaesītūrōs esse (quaerere, quaesīvisse).Compare He said that the two leaders would seek (were seeking, had sought) peace.
Ācrēs ducēs ācriōrēs cōpiās ācerrimōrum hostium saepe laudābant.Compare Fierce leaders often used to praise the fiercer forces of the fiercest enemy.
Ille dux veniat. Eum exspectāmus.Compare Let that leader come. We are awaiting him.
Cōnāmur ducī persuādēre nē artibus et lēgibus patriae noceat.Compare We are trying to persuade the leader not to harm the arts and laws of the country.
Caesare duce, nihil timēbimus.Compare Since (when, if, etc.) Caesar is the commander, we shall fear nothing.
Mantua mē genuit, Calabrī rapuēre, tenet nunc Pathenopē: cecinī pascua, rūra, ducēs. (inscription on the tomb of Vergil).Compare Mantua gave me life, Calabria took it away, now Naples holds me: I sang of pastures, fields, and heroes.
Declension table for dux
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | dux | ducēs |
| Gen. | ducis | ducum |
| Dat. | ducī | ducibus |
| Acc. | ducem | ducēs |
| Abl. | duce | ducibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 150.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 582.
- 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).
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, 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.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "dux, ducis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/dux-ducis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 150.dux, ducis on page 150
