granduca

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡranˈdu.ka/
Rhymes: -uka
Hyphenation: gran‧dù‧ca

Etymology 1

Univerbation of gran (“great; big”) +‎ duca (“duke”).

Noun

granduca m (plural granduchi)

grand duke

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: غراندوقه (granduka)
- Turkish: granduka

Etymology 2

From an adaptation of a northern grandugo, derived from dugo, reinterpreted as an alternative form of duca (“duke”).

Noun

granduca m (plural granduchi)

(regional) Synonym of gufo reale (“Eurasian eagle owl”)

Further reading

granduca¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
granduca² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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