English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian il Duce (literally “the Leader”), from duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin dux, accusative ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead”). Doublet of duke.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /iːl ˈduːtʃeɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /il ˈdutʃeɪ/
- Rhymes: -uːtʃeɪ
Proper noun
Il Duce
- (historical) The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945).
Coordinate terms
Translations
title assumed by Mussolini
- Arabic: الْدُوتْشِي m (al-dūtše)
- Azerbaijani: duçe
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 法西斯領袖 / 法西斯领袖 (fǎxīsī lǐngxiù)
- Estonian: Duce (et)
- French: le Duce (fr) m
- Georgian: დუჩე (duče)
- German: der Duce (de) m
- Greek: ο Ντούτσε (el) m (o Ntoútse)
- Italian: il Duce (it) m, il Duce del Fascismo m
- Japanese: ドゥーチェ (Dūche), 統帥 (ja)
- Korean: 두체 (Duche)
- Latin: Dux (la) m
- Lithuanian: dučė m
- Marathi: दुचे m (duce)
- Polish: duce (pl) m
- Russian: ду́че (ru) m (dúče)
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