duke

== English == === Etymology === From Old French duc, through Middle English duk, duke, from Latin dux, ducis. Displaced native Old English heretoga. Was present as duc in late Old English, from the same Latin source. Doublet of doge, duc, duce, and dux. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, which is also the source of the second component in German Herzog. The “fist” sense is thought to be Cockney rhyming slang where “Duke(s) of York” = fork. Fork is itself Cockney slang for hand, and thus fist. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) (yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /dʒuːk/ (non-yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /djuːk/ (General American) (yod-dropping) IPA(key): /duːk/ Rhymes: -uːk (yod-coalescence) Homophone: juke === Noun === duke (plural dukes) The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). The sovereign of a small state. A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom. Hypernyms: title, holder Hyponyms: duc (“French duke”), herzog (“German duke”) Coordinate terms: baron, count, countess, earl, jarl, marquis, marquess, viscount, prince, monarch A grand duke. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Bassarona and Dophla. (slang, usually in the plural) A fist. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === duke (third-person singular simple present dukes, present participle duking, simple past and past participle duked) (transitive, informal) To hit or beat with the fists. (slang, transitive) To give cash to; to give a tip to. Synonym: tip To perform the duties of, or rule over as, a duke. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “duke, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “duke n.1 (lookout)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “duke n.3 (hand)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “duke n.4 (champion)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “duke v.1 (shake hands)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “duke v.2 (get dressed)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. == Albanian == === Alternative forms === tu, tuke, ty, tyke, ka — Gheg dialects === Etymology === From older nduke. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdukɛ] === Particle === duke A particle which precedes a participle to form a gerundive adverbial phrase. duke kënduar — (while) singing, by singing == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /duke/ [d̪u.ke] Rhymes: -uke, -e Hyphenation: du‧ke === Verb === duke (masculine allocutive dikek, feminine allocutive diken) third-person singular, with third-person singular direct object, future indicative of izan (“to have”, transitive auxiliary) == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish duque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduke/ [ˈd̪u.ke] Hyphenation: du‧ke === Noun === dúke (feminine dukesa, Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜃᜒ) duke == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== duke alternative form of duk (“duke”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== duke (Caxton) alternative form of douken == Scots == === Verb === duke (third-person singular simple present dukes, present participle dukin, simple past and past participle dukit) (intransitive) To cut into a queue, without permission. (transitive) To cut into a queue in front of someone. == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish duque (“duke”), from Old French duc, from Latin dux. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈduke/ [ˈd̪uː.xɛ] Rhymes: -uke Syllabification: du‧ke === Noun === duke (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃᜒ) duke ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “duke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018