ducat

Etymology

From Middle French, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducatus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌkət/

Noun

ducat (plural ducats)

1. (historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.
   • William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice

     Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..."

2. Money in general.
3. A dollar (and, by extension, a euro).

Noun

ducat m (plural ducats)

1. duchy

Etymology

From Middle French, from late Old French [Term?], borrowed from Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from dux (“duke; leader”). Compare also duché.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy.ka/

Noun

ducat m (plural ducats)

1. (numismatics) ducat

Further reading

• “ducat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Verb

dūcat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of dūcō

Etymology

Late Old French. From Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducatus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”).

Noun

ducat m (oblique plural ducaz or ducatz, nominative singular ducaz or ducatz, nominative plural ducat)

1. ducat (historical coin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdùːtsat/, /ˈdúːtsat/
• Tonal orthography: dúcat, dȗcat

Noun

dúcat m inan (genitive dúcata, nominative plural dúcati)

1. dozen, 12.