different between ducal vs decal

English

Etymology

Middle French ducal, from Latin duc?lis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dju?k?l/
• Rhymes: -u?k?l

Adjective

ducal (comparative more ducal, superlative most ducal)

1. Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.

Related terms

• duchess
• duchy
• duke

Translations

See also

• baronial
• comital
• nobility
• noble
• regal
• royal

Anagrams

• Claud, Dulac

French

Etymology

Middle French ducal, from Latin duc?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy.kal/

Adjective

ducal (feminine singular ducale, masculine plural ducaux, feminine plural ducales)

1. ducal

Further reading

• “ducal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin duc?lis.

Adjective

ducal m (feminine singular ducale, masculine plural ducaulx, feminine plural ducales)

1. ducal

Romanian

Etymology

From French ducal

Adjective

ducal m or n (feminine singular ducal?, masculine plural ducali, feminine and neuter plural ducale)

1. ducal

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

ducal (plural ducales)

1. ducal

English

Etymology

Clipping of decalcomania.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?di?.kæl/
• (US and Central Canada) IPA^(key): /?di?kæl/, /d??kæl/
• (Western Canada) IPA^(key): /?d?k?l/

Noun

decal (plural decals)

1. A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
2. (US) A decorative sticker.
   • 1971 John Prine, Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore

     But your flag decal won't get you Into Heaven any more. / They're already overcrowded From your dirty little war.

Translations

Verb

decal (third-person singular simple present decals, present participle decaling or decalling, simple past and past participle decaled or decalled)

1. (transitive) To apply decals to.

Translations

Anagrams

• Cadle, E.D. Cal., cadel, clade, laced