duco uxorem

Latin

Etymology

Literally "to lead a wife".

Pronunciation

Verb

dūcō uxōrem (present infinitive dūcere uxōrem, perfect active dūxī uxōrem, supine ductum uxōrem); third conjugation, limited passive

  1. (active of a man, passive of a woman) to marry; to take as a wife, to lead a wife home
  2. (in comic poets) to take prostitutes home

Conjugation
   Conjugation of dūcō uxōrem (third conjugation, irregular short imperative)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dūcō uxōrem dūcis uxōrem dūcit uxōrem dūcimus uxōrēs dūcitis uxōrēs dūcunt uxōrēs
imperfect dūcēbam uxōrem dūcēbās uxōrem dūcēbat uxōrem dūcēbāmus uxōrēs dūcēbātis uxōrēs dūcēbant uxōrēs
future dūcam uxōrem dūcēs uxōrem dūcet uxōrem dūcēmus uxōrēs dūcētis uxōrēs dūcent uxōrēs
perfect dūxī uxōrem dūxistī uxōrem dūxit uxōrem dūximus uxōrēs dūxistis uxōrēs dūxērunt uxōrēs,
dūxēre uxōrēs
pluperfect dūxeram uxōrem dūxerās uxōrem dūxerat uxōrem dūxerāmus uxōrēs dūxerātis uxōrēs dūxerant uxōrēs
future perfect dūxerō uxōrem dūxeris uxōrem dūxerit uxōrem dūxerimus uxōrēs dūxeritis uxōrēs dūxerint uxōrēs
passive present dūcor uxor dūceris uxor,
dūcere uxor		 dūcitur uxor dūcimur uxōrēs dūciminī uxōrēs dūcuntur uxōrēs
imperfect dūcēbar uxor dūcēbāris uxor,
dūcēbāre uxor		 dūcēbātur uxor dūcēbāmur uxōrēs dūcēbāminī uxōrēs dūcēbantur uxōrēs
future dūcar uxor dūcēris uxor,
dūcēre uxor		 dūcētur uxor dūcēmur uxōrēs dūcēminī uxōrēs dūcentur uxōrēs
perfect ducta + present active indicative of sum + uxor
pluperfect ducta + imperfect active indicative of sum + uxor
future perfect ducta + future active indicative of sum + uxor
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dūcam uxōrem dūcās uxōrem dūcat uxōrem dūcāmus uxōrēs dūcātis uxōrēs dūcant uxōrēs
imperfect dūcerem uxōrem dūcerēs uxōrem dūceret uxōrem dūcerēmus uxōrēs dūcerētis uxōrēs dūcerent uxōrēs
perfect dūxerim uxōrem dūxerīs uxōrem dūxerit uxōrem dūxerīmus uxōrēs dūxerītis uxōrēs dūxerint uxōrēs
pluperfect dūxissem uxōrem dūxissēs uxōrem dūxisset uxōrem dūxissēmus uxōrēs dūxissētis uxōrēs dūxissent uxōrēs
passive present dūcar uxor dūcāris uxor,
dūcāre uxor		 dūcātur uxor dūcāmur uxōrēs dūcāminī uxōrēs dūcantur uxōrēs
imperfect dūcerer uxor dūcerēris uxor,
dūcerēre uxor		 dūcerētur uxor dūcerēmur uxōrēs dūcerēminī uxōrēs dūcerentur uxōrēs
perfect ducta + present active subjunctive of sum + uxor
pluperfect ducta + imperfect active subjunctive of sum + uxor
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dūc uxōrem,
dūce uxōrem		 — — dūcite uxōrēs —
future — dūcitō uxōrem dūcitō uxōrem — dūcitōte uxōrēs dūcuntō uxōrēs
passive present — dūcere uxor — — dūciminī uxōrēs —
future — dūcitor uxor dūcitor uxor — — dūcuntor uxōrēs
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dūcere uxōrem dūxisse uxōrem ductūrum esse uxōrem dūcī uxōrem ductam esse uxōrem ductum īrī uxōrem
participles dūcēns uxōrem — ductūrus uxōrem — ducta uxor dūcenda uxor,
dūcunda uxor
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
uxōris dūcendae,
uxōris dūcundae,
dūcendī uxōrem		 uxōrī dūcendae,
uxōrī dūcundae,
dūcendō uxōrem		 uxōrem dūcendam,
uxōrem dūcundam,
dūcendum uxōrem		 uxōre dūcendā,
uxōre dūcundā,
dūcendō uxōrem		 ductum uxōrem ductū uxōrem

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.

  • dūcō uxōrem domum
  • dūcō domum
  • dūcō
  • in mātrimōnium dūcō

See also
  • nūbō virō, virō nūbō (I marry a man)
  • nūbō (I marry)
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