duco uxorem

== Latin == === Etymology === Literally "take (as) a wife". === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈduː.koː ʊkˈsoː.rẽː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈduː.ko ukˈsɔː.rem] === Verb === dūcō uxōrem (present infinitive dūcere uxōrem, perfect active dūxī uxōrem, supine ductum uxōrem); third conjugation, third person-only in the passive (active of a man, passive of a woman) to marry; to take as a wife, to lead a wife home (in comic poets) to take prostitutes home ==== Conjugation ==== In the passive voice, uxor and uxōrēs can be replaced by virō and virīs, respectively, as according to tradition, the husband leads the wife into marriage. ==== Related terms ==== dūcō uxōrem domum dūcō domum dūcō in mātrimōnium dūcō ==== See also ==== nūbō (“to marry”) nūbō virō, virō nūbō (“to marry a man”)