ductus

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun). Doublet of duct and douit.

Pronunciation

Noun

ductus (plural ductus or ductuses)

  1. (writing)
    1. the number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and speed in which they are written (Compare graph; see also aspect.)
    2. a subtle reduction of weight towards the middle of the stroke of the letter
  2. (anatomy) a duct, tube or canal in the body

Derived terms

References

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From dūcō (“to lead, conduct, draw”) +‎ -tus (action noun suffix).

Noun

ductus m (genitive ductūs); fourth declension

  1. (literally)
    1. (in general) leadership, leading, conducting
      Alicuius ductu imperioque ― under one’s command and authority
    2. (military) generalship, military lead, conduct, command
      Synonyms: imperium, diciō
    3. (Medieval Latin) conveyance of water; a channel
  2. (figurative) (of discourse)
    1. (acting) connection or structure of a play
    2. a period
Inflection

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ductus ductūs
Genitive ductūs ductuum
Dative ductuī ductibus
Accusative ductum ductūs
Ablative ductū ductibus
Vocative ductus ductūs
Derived terms
Descendants
Descendants of ductus in other languages

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of dūcō.

Pronunciation

Participle

ductus (feminine ducta, neuter ductum); first/second-declension participle

  1. led, guided
  2. taken
  3. considered, thought

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ductus ducta ductum ductī ductae ducta
Genitive ductī ductae ductī ductōrum ductārum ductōrum
Dative ductō ductō ductīs
Accusative ductum ductam ductum ductōs ductās ducta
Ablative ductō ductā ductō ductīs
Vocative ducte ducta ductum ductī ductae ducta

Descendants

Descendants of ductus in other languages

References

  • “ductus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ductus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ductus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • ductus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a conduit; an aqueduct: aquae ductus (plur. aquarum ductus)
    • the conversation began in this way: hinc sermo ductus est
    • (ambiguous) a thing is taken from life: aliquid e vita ductum est
    • (ambiguous) to derive a word from... (used of an etymologist): verbum ductum esse a...putare
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