duchess

Related terms: duke, duchy ducal

Female duke

dux, ducis, m/f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /duks/, [d̪ʊks̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /duks/, [d̪uks]

Declension

Indeclinable portion.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	3	3
Genitive	3	3
Dative	3	3
Accusative	3	3
Ablative	3	3
Vocative	3	3

Etymology:

Medieval Latin

References:

• "dux". In: Edwin Habel and Friedrich Gröbel (2008) Mittellateinisches Glossar, Stuttgart, UTB Schöningh
• "dux". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 15.01.2023‎

Wife of a duke

ducissa, ducissae, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /duˈkis.sa/, [d̪ʊˈkɪs̠ːä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /duˈt͡ʃis.sa/, [d̪uˈt͡ʃisːä]

Declension

Indeclinable portion.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	1	1
Genitive	1	1
Dative	1	1
Accusative	1	1
Ablative	1	1
Vocative	1	1

Etymology:

Medieval Latin

References:

• "ducissa". In: Edwin Habel and Friedrich Gröbel (2008) Mittellateinisches Glossar, Stuttgart, UTB Schöningh
• "ducissa". In: Du Cange, et. al. (1887) Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis, Niort, L. Favre
• "ducissa". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 15.01.2023‎