doge
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Ritratto_del_Doge_Andrea_Gritti_-_Tiziano_059.jpg.webp)
Etymology 1
From Venetian Doxe or Italian doge, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader, prince”). Doublet of duke and dux.
Alternative forms
- Doge
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dəʊdʒ/, /dəʊʒ/, /ˈdəʊ.dʒeɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /doʊd͡ʒ/, /doʊʒ/, /ˈdoʊ.d͡ʒeɪ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊdʒ, -əʊʒ
Noun
doge (plural doges or dogi)
- (historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
- 1797, John Adams, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States, page 62
- In the thirteenth century, a new method of appointing the doge, by the famous ballot of Venice, a complicated mixture of choice and chance, was adopted.
- 1982, John Julius Norwich, A History of Venice, chapter 34, page 346
- This reply was one of the first important pronouncements to be made by Antonio Grimani, who on 6 July had been elected seventy-fourth Doge of Venice in succession to Leonardo Loredan.
- 1797, John Adams, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States, page 62
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:doge.
Derived terms
- dogedom
- dogeless
- dogeship
- dogess
Related terms
- dogaressa
Translations
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Etymology 2
![](Images/wiktionary/Doge_homemade_meme.jpg.webp)
From dog. First attested in the 2005 episode Biz Cas Fri 1 from Homestar Runner.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dəʊdʒ/, /dəʊʒ/, /dəʊɡ/, (also) /ˈdɒɡi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
doge (plural doges)
- (Internet slang, humorous) A dog.
- (Internet slang, humorous) Specifically, a Shiba Inu, as in the doge meme.
- 2015 July 23, Dave Lee, “Six times Reddit wasn't completely awful”, in BBC:
- Bobsled wasn't the only Dogecoin-backed sporting success. Fans of Nascar will recognise the car driven by Josh Wise, emblazoned, as it is, with the adorable little doge on its bonnet (pictured above).
Derived terms
- dogecoin
Translations
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Further reading
doge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
doge (meme) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- “Biz Cas Fri 1”, in Homestar Runner (in English), written by Mike and Matt Chapman, June 24, 2005: “Homestar Runner: Rondleman, you crack me up. Crack! Me! Up! That's why you're my D-O-G-E! / Strong Bad: Your doge?! What are you talking about? I'm Strong Bad! Rondleman works in Regional Shipping Management Resources.”
Anagrams
- goed
Finnish
Etymology
From Italian doge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdo(ː)dʒe/, [ˈdo̞(ː)dʒe̞]
- IPA(key): /ˈdoɡe/, [ˈdo̞ɡe̞]
Noun
doge
- doge
Declension
In genitive plural, non-standard dogien seems to be the most commonly used form.
Inflection of doge (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | doge | doget | |
genitive | dogen | dogejen | |
partitive | dogea | dogeja | |
illative | dogeen | dogeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | doge | doget | |
accusative | nom. | doge | doget |
gen. | dogen | ||
genitive | dogen | dogejen dogeinrare | |
partitive | dogea | dogeja | |
inessive | dogessa | dogeissa | |
elative | dogesta | dogeista | |
illative | dogeen | dogeihin | |
adessive | dogella | dogeilla | |
ablative | dogelta | dogeilta | |
allative | dogelle | dogeille | |
essive | dogena | dogeina | |
translative | dogeksi | dogeiksi | |
instructive | — | dogein | |
abessive | dogetta | dogeitta | |
comitative | — | dogeineen |
Possessive forms of doge (type nalle) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | dogeni | dogemme |
2nd person | dogesi | dogenne |
3rd person | dogensa |
French
Etymology
From Italian doge or directly from Venetian Doxe, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader, prince”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔʒ/
Noun
doge m (plural doges)
- doge
- 1833, Julie de Quérangal, Philippe de Morvelle, Revue des Deux Mondes, T.2,4
- Non pas, non pas, cria-t-on de tous côtés ; il y a encore Venise. - Venise la reine des mers ! - Le lion de Saint-Marc ! - Le Bucentaure ! - Le doge ! - Quel homme qu'un doge ! […]
- 1833, Julie de Quérangal, Philippe de Morvelle, Revue des Deux Mondes, T.2,4
References
- Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, huitième édition, 1932-1935
Further reading
- “doge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- gode
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetian Doxe, from Latin ducem (“leader, prince”). See also the likewise borrowed doublets duce and duca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.d͡ʒe/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔdʒe
- Hyphenation: dò‧ge
Noun
doge m (plural dogi)
- doge
Related terms
- dogado
References
- doge in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- dego, gode, godé
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- (dogè) IPA(key): [doˈɡʲɛ]
- (dòge) IPA(key): [ˈdoɡʲɛ]
Noun
dogè m
- locative singular of dogas
Noun
dòge m
- vocative singular of dogas
Portuguese
Noun
doge m (plural doges)
- (historical) doge (chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa)
Romanian
Etymology
From Italian doge.
Noun
doge m (plural dogi)
- doge
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) doge | dogeul | (niște) dogi | dogii |
genitive/dative | (unui) doge | dogeului | (unor) dogi | dogilor |
vocative | dogeule | dogilor |
Volapük
Noun
doge
- dative singular of dog