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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ducātus, from Latin dux, ducis (“leader; duke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
δουκάτον • (doukáton) n (genitive δουκᾰ́του); second declension (Byzantine)
- duchy, dukedom (a country or territory ruled by a duke or duchess)
- (historical, numismatics) ducat (a gold coin minted as currency)
Inflection
Descendants
Further reading
- δουκάτο - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
- δουκάτο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language