duco uxorem
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "take (as) a wife".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈduː.koː ukˈsoː.rem/, [ˈd̪uːkoː ʊkˈs̠oːrɛ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.ko ukˈso.rem/, [ˈd̪uːko ukˈsɔːrem]
Verb
[edit]dūcō uxōrem (present infinitive dūcere uxōrem, perfect active dūxī uxōrem, supine ductum uxōrem); third conjugation, third person-only in the passive
- (active of a man, passive of a woman) to marry; to take as a wife, to lead a wife home
- (in comic poets) to take prostitutes home
Conjugation
[edit]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.
Conjugation of dūcō uxōrem (third conjugation, third person-only in the passive, irregular short imperative)