Talk:duke
Add topic- Both sides of my family are from Southwark and Millwall - not one member as ever heard "Fork" being used as slang for "hand" The CRS for Hand is "German", "German Band" = Hand, from the old Music Hall song, "Down At The Old Bull And Bush" ("hear the little German Band, come, let me hold your hand dear") Best wishes, Lion King. PS "Duke" is "borrowed directly from Romani.
- Bulgarian: дук m (duk)
- Catalan: duc m
- Dalmatian: ducat m
- English: duke
- French: duc (fr) m
- Greek: δούκας m (doúkas)
- Ancient Greek: δούξ (doúx)
- Irish: diúc m
- Italian: duca m
- Latin: dux (la) m
- Manx: duic
- Old French: duc m
- Portuguese: duque (pt) m
- Romanian: duce (ro) m
- Scottish Gaelic: diùc m
- Spanish: duque (es) m
- Bulgarian: херцог m (hertsog)
- Danish: hertug
- Dutch: hertog (nl) m
- Finnish: herttua
- German: Herzog (de) m
- Hungarian: herceg (hu)
- Icelandic: hertogi m
- Latgalian: gercogs m
- Latvian: herzogs
- Limburgish: hertog
- Norwegian: hertug
- Old English: heretoga
- Old High German: herizogo
- Russian: герцог (ru) m (gértsog)
- Swedish: hertig (sv)
- West Frisian: hartoch
--KYPark (talk) 16:05, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
- The top 3 items are deleted so as to begin with the Bulgarian on both sides. --KYPark (talk) 16:20, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
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Rfv-sense: "(slang) A man who is rich, intelligent, powerful and charming". Most terms depicting nobility can be used figuratively, but do they and should they become senses? --Robbie SWE (talk) 13:09, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- “His face might've been carved by a Greek sculptor, so perfect were his cheekbones, lips, and nose. His eyes were of the clearest azure. His curling hair was the color of polished guineas and quite gorgeous- which the duke obviously knew, since he wore it long, unpowdered, and tied at the nape of his neck with an enormous black bow."
- Elizabeth Hoyt, Duke of Sin
- "Publish and be damned."
- Duke of Wellington
- — This unsigned comment was added by 86.181.236.75 (talk) at 13:23, 10 January 2020.
- Your point being...? These are hardly validating your sense - they don't even use the term duke. --Robbie SWE (talk) 17:33, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- The extended quote contains the term duke, but in the context it merely identifies the lecherous bearer of a noble title, the Duke of Montgomery. --Lambiam 12:01, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
- Your point being...? These are hardly validating your sense - they don't even use the term duke. --Robbie SWE (talk) 17:33, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- Possibly as a (capitalised) approving nickname for a man. There is an exchange in Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers where Rimmer wants to be called "something a bit more pally. Arnie? Arn, maybe? ... How about "Chief", then? "The Duke"? "Cap", even. What about "Old Iron Balls"?" Equinox ◑ 01:14, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
- Sure, and also as a name for a dog [1], but neither will serve to attest the challenged sense. --Lambiam 10:00, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 21:57, 11 February 2020 (UTC)