duci
See also: dūci
English
Noun
duci
- plural of duce
Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in 1786. A playful derivation from dúc (“crust (the round end of the bread)”) + -i (diminutive suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdut͡si]
- Hyphenation: du‧ci
- Rhymes: -t͡si
Adjective
duci (comparative ducibb, superlative legducibb)
- (endearing) chubby (of a person, especially a woman or child: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | duci | ducik |
| accusative | ducit | ducikat |
| dative | ducinak | duciknak |
| instrumental | ducival | ducikkal |
| causal-final | duciért | ducikért |
| translative | ducivá | ducikká |
| terminative | duciig | ducikig |
| essive-formal | duciként | ducikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | duciban | ducikban |
| superessive | ducin | ducikon |
| adessive | ducinál | duciknál |
| illative | duciba | ducikba |
| sublative | ducira | ducikra |
| allative | ducihoz | ducikhoz |
| elative | duciból | ducikból |
| delative | duciról | ducikról |
| ablative | ducitól | duciktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
ducié | duciké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
duciéi | ducikéi |
Noun
duci (plural ducik)
- a chubby person, especially a woman or a child
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | duci | ducik |
| accusative | ducit | ducikat |
| dative | ducinak | duciknak |
| instrumental | ducival | ducikkal |
| causal-final | duciért | ducikért |
| translative | ducivá | ducikká |
| terminative | duciig | ducikig |
| essive-formal | duciként | ducikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | duciban | ducikban |
| superessive | ducin | ducikon |
| adessive | ducinál | duciknál |
| illative | duciba | ducikba |
| sublative | ducira | ducikra |
| allative | ducihoz | ducikhoz |
| elative | duciból | ducikból |
| delative | duciról | ducikról |
| ablative | ducitól | duciktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
ducié | duciké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
duciéi | ducikéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | ducim | ducijaim (or duciim) |
| 2nd person sing. | ducid | ducijaid (or duciid) |
| 3rd person sing. | ducija | ducijai (or ducii) |
| 1st person plural | ducink | ducijaink (or duciink) |
| 2nd person plural | ducitok | ducijaitok (or duciitok) |
| 3rd person plural | ducijuk | ducijaik (or duciik) |
References
- ^ duci in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
- ^ duci in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- duci in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Italian
Noun
duci m
- plural of duce
Latin
Verb
dūcī
- present passive infinitive of dūcō "to be led, to be guided"
Noun
ducī
- dative singular of dux
Latvian
Noun
duci m
- vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of ducis
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dut͡ʃʲ]
Verb
duci
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of duce
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- a-duci, aduci, aruci (prothetic, rhotacized, South-eastern Sicily)
- dunci ([-lt-] to [-nt-] dialects, Central Sicily)
Etymology
From Latin dulcis (“sweet”). Compare Italian dolce, Neapolitan doce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.(t)ʃi/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /aˈɾu.ʃi/ (augmented, rhotacized)
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.ntʃi/ (central Sicilian dialects)
- Hyphenation: dù‧ci
Adjective
duci (feminine singular duci, masculine and feminine plural duci)
- Of a pleasant taste induced by sugar.
- Nu pumu duci.
- a sweet apple
- (of non-humans) Tasting of sugar.
- Not of a salty taste.
- Pizza duci.
- Pizza sweet.
- Of a pleasant smell.
- Chi ciàguru duci.
- What a sweet scent.
Derived terms
- cosi duci
- ducittu
- duciuzzu
- ducizza
- nnùciri
Descendants
- → Italian: duci (regional)