granduca

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡranˈdu.ka/
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Hyphenation: gran‧dù‧ca

Etymology 1

Univerbation of gran (“great; big”) +‎ duca (“duke”).

Noun

granduca m (plural granduchi)

  1. grand duke
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: غراندوقه (granduka)

Etymology 2

From an adaptation of a northern grandugo, derived from dugo, reinterpreted as an alternative form of duca (“duke”).

Noun

granduca m (plural granduchi)

  1. (regional) synonym of gufo reale (“Eurasian eagle owl”)

Further reading

  • granduca1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • granduca2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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