duci

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English

Noun

duci

  1. 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

Adjective

duci (comparative ducibb, superlative legducibb)

  1. (endearing) chubby (of a person, especially a woman or child: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft)
    Synonyms: dundi, kövér

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
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)

  1. a chubby person, especially a woman or a child

Declension

Possessive forms of duci
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

  1. plural of duce

Latin

Verb

dūcī

  1. present passive infinitive of dūcō  "to be led, to be guided"

Noun

ducī

  1. dative singular of dux

Latvian

Noun

duci m

  1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of ducis

Romanian

Pronunciation

Verb

duci

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of duce

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin dulcis (sweet). Compare Italian dolce, Neapolitan doce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.(t)ʃi/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /aˈɾu.ʃi/ (augmented, rhotacized)
  • Hyphenation: dù‧ci

Adjective

duci (feminine singular duci, masculine and feminine plural duci)

  1. Of a pleasant taste induced by sugar.
    Nu pumu duci.
    a sweet apple
  2. (of non-humans) Tasting of sugar.
  3. Not of a salty taste.
    Pizza duci.
    Pizza sweet.
  4. Of a pleasant smell.
    Chi ciàguru duci.
    What a sweet scent.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: duci (regional)

See also