different between ducat vs ducal

English

Etymology

From Middle French, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducatus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?k?t/

Noun

ducat (plural ducats)

1. (historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.
2. (informal) A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.
3. (US, theater, transport, slang) A ticket.
   • 1931 Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key, Vintage Books, (1972), Chapter IV, "The Dog House", part 1, pg. 73

     Ned Beaumont said, "Well, I've got a ducat that reads to there, anyway."

   • 1949, June 11, Billboard

     […] the lines at the box office since ducats went on sale publicly Wednesday […]

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /du?kat/

Noun

ducat m (plural ducats)

1. duchy

Derived terms

• gran ducat

Related terms

• duc

Further reading

• “ducat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from late Old French, borrowed from Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin duc?tus, from dux (“duke; leader”). Compare also duché.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy.ka/

Noun

ducat m (plural ducats)

1. (numismatics) ducat

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

d?cat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of d?c?

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ducatus. Cognate with French duché, Catalan ducat, Italian ducato.

Noun

ducat m (plural ducats)

1. duchy

Related terms

• duc
• ducau

Old French

Etymology

Late Old French. From Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducatus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”).

Noun

ducat m (oblique plural ducaz or ducatz, nominative singular ducaz or ducatz, nominative plural ducat)

1. ducat (historical coin)

Descendants

• ? English: ducat
• French: ducat

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dù?t?sat/, /dú?t?sat/

Noun

d?cat m inan

1. dozen, 12

Inflection

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