δούξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Hellenistic Koine term borrowed from Latin dux (“leader”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

δούξ • (doúx) m (genitive δουκός); third declension (Koine, Byzantine)

  1. (Koine) military leader, leader
  2. (Medieval Greek (Byzantine)) leader, duke

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ δούξ; τοῦ δουκός (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δούξ
ho doúx		 τὼ δοῦκε
tṑ doûke		 οἱ δοῦκες
hoi doûkes
Genitive τοῦ δουκός
toû doukós		 τοῖν δουκοῖν
toîn doukoîn		 τῶν δουκῶν
tôn doukôn
Dative τῷ δουκῐ́
tôi doukí		 τοῖν δουκοῖν
toîn doukoîn		 τοῖς δουξῐ́ / δουξῐ́ν
toîs douxí(n)
Accusative τὸν δοῦκᾰ
tòn doûka		 τὼ δοῦκε
tṑ doûke		 τοὺς δοῦκᾰς
toùs doûkas
Vocative δούξ
doúx		 δοῦκε
doûke		 δοῦκες
doûkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: δούκας (doúkas)
  • → Armenian: դուքս (dukʻs)
  • → Coptic: ⲇⲟⲩⲝ (douks)
  • → Italian: duca

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