duco uxorem

Latin

Etymology

Literally "to lead a wife".

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈduː.koː ukˈsoː.rem/, [ˈd̪uːkoː ʊkˈs̠oːrɛ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ko ukˈso.rem/, [ˈd̪uːko ukˈsɔːrem]

Verb

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

Conjugation of dūcō uxōrem (third conjugation, irregular short imperative)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	dūc uxōrem, dūce uxōrem		—	—	dūcite uxōrēs		—
active	future	—	dūcitō uxōrem		dūcitō uxōrem	—	dūcitōte uxōrēs		dūcuntō uxōrēs
passive	present	—	dūcere uxor		—	—	dūciminī uxōrēs		—
passive	future	—	dūcitor uxor		dūcitor uxor	—	—		dūcuntor uxōrēs
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		dūcere uxōrem		dūcī uxōrem		dūcēns uxōrem		—
future		ductūrum esse uxōrem		ductum īrī uxōrem		ductūrus uxōrem		dūcenda uxor, dūcunda uxor
perfect		dūxisse uxōrem		ductam esse uxōrem		—		ducta uxor
future perfect		—		ductam fore uxōrem		—		—
perfect potential		ductūrum fuisse uxōrem		—		—		—
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.