дуче

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian duce (“leader”). Further from Latin dux (akin to dūcō), whence also дож (dož) and дюк (djuk). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, whence also the second component of ге́рцог (gércog).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdut͡ɕe]

Noun

ду́че • (dúče) m anim (indeclinable)

  1. (historical) duce (nickname for Mussolini)
  2. (by extension) an authoritarian leader
    Synonym: фю́рер (fjúrɛr)
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