duco uxorem

Latin

Etymology

Literally "take (as) a wife".

Pronunciation

Verb

dūcō uxōrem (present infinitive dūcere uxōrem, perfect active dūxī uxōrem, supine ductum uxōrem); third conjugation, third person-only in the passive

  1. (active of a man, passive of a woman) to marry; to take as a wife, to lead a wife home
  2. (in comic poets) to take prostitutes home

Conjugation

In the passive voice, uxor and uxōrēs can be replaced by virō and virīs, respectively, as according to tradition, the husband leads the wife into marriage.

   Conjugation of dūcō uxōrem (third conjugation, third person-only in the passive, irregular short imperative)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dūcō uxōrem dūcis uxōrem dūcit uxōrem dūcimus uxōrēs dūcitis uxōrēs dūcunt uxōrēs
imperfect dūcēbam uxōrem dūcēbās uxōrem dūcēbat uxōrem dūcēbāmus uxōrēs dūcēbātis uxōrēs dūcēbant uxōrēs
future dūcam uxōrem dūcēs uxōrem dūcet uxōrem dūcēmus uxōrēs dūcētis uxōrēs dūcent uxōrēs
perfect dūxī uxōrem dūxistī uxōrem dūxit uxōrem dūximus uxōrēs dūxistis uxōrēs dūxērunt uxōrēs,
dūxēre uxōrēs
pluperfect dūxeram uxōrem dūxerās uxōrem dūxerat uxōrem dūxerāmus uxōrēs dūxerātis uxōrēs dūxerant uxōrēs
future perfect dūxerō uxōrem dūxeris uxōrem dūxerit uxōrem dūxerimus uxōrēs dūxeritis uxōrēs dūxerint uxōrēs
passive present — — dūcitur uxor — — dūcuntur uxōrēs
imperfect — — dūcēbātur uxor — — dūcēbantur uxōrēs
future — — dūcētur uxor — — dūcentur uxōrēs
perfect — — ducta est uxor — — ductae sunt uxōrēs
pluperfect — — ducta erat uxor — — ductae erant uxōrēs
future perfect — — ducta erit uxor — — ductae erint uxōrēs
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dūcam uxōrem dūcās uxōrem dūcat uxōrem dūcāmus uxōrēs dūcātis uxōrēs dūcant uxōrēs
imperfect dūcerem uxōrem dūcerēs uxōrem dūceret uxōrem dūcerēmus uxōrēs dūcerētis uxōrēs dūcerent uxōrēs
perfect dūxerim uxōrem dūxerīs uxōrem dūxerit uxōrem dūxerīmus uxōrēs dūxerītis uxōrēs dūxerint uxōrēs
pluperfect dūxissem uxōrem dūxissēs uxōrem dūxisset uxōrem dūxissēmus uxōrēs dūxissētis uxōrēs dūxissent uxōrēs
passive present — — dūcātur uxor — — dūcantur uxōrēs
imperfect — — dūcerētur uxor — — dūcerentur uxōrēs
perfect — — ducta sit uxor — — ductae sint uxōrēs
pluperfect — — ducta esset uxor — — ductae essent uxōrēs
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dūc uxōrem,
dūce uxōrem 		— — dūcite uxōrēs —
future — dūcitō uxōrem dūcitō uxōrem — dūcitōte uxōrēs dūcuntō uxōrēs
passive future — — dūcitor uxor — — dūcuntor uxōrēs
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present dūcere uxōrem dūcī uxōrem dūcēns uxōrem —
future ductūrum esse uxōrem ductum īrī uxōrem ductūrus uxōrem dūcenda uxor,
dūcunda uxor
perfect dūxisse uxōrem ductam esse uxōrem — ducta uxor
future perfect — ductam fore uxōrem — —
perfect potential ductūrum fuisse uxōrem — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dūcendī uxōrem dūcendō uxōrem dūcendum uxōrem dūcendō uxōrem ductum uxōrem ductū uxōrem
  • dūcō uxōrem domum
  • dūcō domum
  • dūcō
  • in mātrimōnium dūcō

See also

  • nūbō (“to marry”)
  • nūbō virō, virō nūbō (“to marry a man”)
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