duche

See also: duché and dǔchē

Friulian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin dux, ducem, borrowed or through the intermediate of another language, probably Italian duca. Compare also the doublet dûs.

Noun

duche m (plural duches)

1. duke

Related terms

• ducât

Middle English

Alternative forms

• duchee, duchie, dwchie

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman duché.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdutʃeː/

Noun

duche

1. dukedom, duchy
2. The position of being a duke

Related terms

• duk

Descendants

• English: duchy

References

• “duchẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French douche, from Italian doccia.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ʃɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ʃɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.t͡ʃɨ/

• Hyphenation: du‧che

Noun

duche m (plural duches)

1. European Portuguese standard spelling of ducha.

References

1. “duche”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
2. “duche”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

duche

1. inflection of duchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdut͡ʃe/ [ˈd̪u.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -utʃe
• Syllabification: du‧che

Verb

duche

1. inflection of duchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative