Il Duce

English

Alternative forms

Duce

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

Führer

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 Doútse)
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
Polish: duce (pl) m
Russian: ду́че (ru) m (dúče)

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