English

Noun

ductus ‎(plural ductus)

1. The number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and speed in which they are written. (Compare graph; see also aspect.)
2. A subtle reduction of weight towards the middle of the stroke of the letter.
3. (anatomy) A duct, tube or canal in the body.

Derived terms

• ductal

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dūcō ‎(“lead”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈduk.tus/, [ˈdʊk.tʊs]

Participle

ductus m ‎(feminine ducta, neuter ductum); first/second declension

1. led, guided, having been led

Inflection

First/second declension.

Descendants

• Catalan: dut
• French: -duit
• Italian: -dotto
• Spanish: -ducido

Noun

ductus m ‎(genitive ductūs); fourth declension

1. leadership, leading
2. generalship
3. (Medieval Latin) conveyance (of water); hence, a channel

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Derived terms

• ductiō

Descendants

References

• ductus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ductus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• DUCTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ductus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • a conduit; an aqueduct: aquae ductus (plur. aquarum ductus)
    
  • the conversation began in this way: hinc sermo ductus est
    
  • (ambiguous) a thing is taken from life: aliquid e vita ductum est
    
  • (ambiguous) to derive a word from... (used of an etymologist): verbum ductum esse a...putare