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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)
- grand duke
Derived terms
Descendants
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)
- (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