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)

1. grand duke

Derived terms

• granducale
• granducato
• granduchessa

 

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)

1. (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