# doge
## English
### Etymology 1

Partly from Middle French doge and partly from its etymon, Italian doge, from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader; commander; ruler”). Doublet of duc, duce, duke, and dux.

#### Alternative forms

* Doge

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /dəʊdʒ/, /dəʊʒ/, /ˈdəʊ.dʒeɪ/
* (US) IPA: /doʊd͡ʒ/, /doʊʒ/, /ˈdoʊ.d͡ʒeɪ/
** Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊdʒ, -əʊʒ, -əʊdʒeɪ

#### Noun

doge (plural doges or dogi)
* (historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
** 1797, John Adams, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States, page 62:In the thirteenth century, a new method of appointing the doge, by the famous ballot of Venice, a complicated mixture of choice and chance, was adopted.
** 1982, John Julius Norwich, chapter 34, in A History of Venice, page 346:This reply was one of the first important pronouncements to be made by Antonio Grimani, who on 6 July had been elected seventy-fourth Doge of Venice in succession to Leonardo Loredan.
** 2013, Judith Herrin, “The Collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the Twelfth Century: A Study of a Medieval Economy”, in Margins and Metropolis: Authority Across the Byzantine Empire, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, page 114:The doge and the Venetian Senate might still be the servants (douloi) of the emperor, but nonetheless they were able to fix the price of their naval aid.

##### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:doge.

##### Derived terms

* dogal
* dogedom
* dogeless
* dogeship
* dogess

##### Related terms

* dogaressa

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From dog, probably as a sensational spelling of doggy like monke. First attested in the 2005 episode "Biz Cas Fri 1" from Homestar Runner.

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /dəʊdʒ/, /dəʊʒ/, /dəʊɡ/, (also) /ˈdɒɡ.i/, /ˈdəʊ.ɡi/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /doʊdʒ/, /doʊʒ/, /doʊɡ/, (also) /ˈdɑɡ.i/, /ˈdoʊ.ɡi/
* Rhymes: -əʊdʒ, -əʊʒ, -əʊɡ, -ɒɡi, -əʊɡi

#### Noun

doge (plural doges)
* (Internet slang, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of dog.
* (Internet slang, humorous) Specifically, a Shiba Inu, as in the doge meme.
** 2015 July 23, Dave Lee, “Six times Reddit wasn't completely awful”, in BBC‎:Bobsled wasn't the only Dogecoin-backed sporting success. Fans of Nascar will recognise the car driven by Josh Wise, emblazoned, as it is, with the adorable little doge on its bonnet (pictured above).

##### Derived terms

* dogecoin
* DOGE

##### Translations
### Further reading

* doge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* doge (meme) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References

* ↑ “doge, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
* ↑ Mike and Matt Chapman (2005 June 24) “Biz Cas Fri 1”, in Homestar Runner‎: “Homestar Runner: What—is up—my dog?! / Strong Bad: Ohh, I am not your dog. / Homestar Runner: Rondleman, you crack me up. Crack! Me! Up! That's why you're my D-O-G-E! / Strong Bad: Your doge?! What are you talking about? I'm Strong Bad! Rondleman works in Regional Shipping Management Resources.”

### Anagrams

* goed

## Danish
### Etymology

From Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem.

### Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈdoːɕə]

### Noun

doge c (singular definite dogen, plural indefinite doger)
* doge

### References

* “doge” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Italian doge.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdo(ː)dʒe/, [ˈdo̞(ː)dʒe̞]
* IPA: /ˈdoɡe/, [ˈdo̞ɡe̞]
* Rhymes: -odʒe

### Noun

doge
* doge

#### Declension

In genitive plural, non-standard dogien seems to be the most commonly used form.
Possessive forms of doge (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dogeni
dogeni
accusative
nom.
dogeni
dogeni
gen.
dogeni
genitive
dogeni
dogejeni dogeini $^{rare}$
partitive
dogeani
dogejani
inessive
dogessani
dogeissani
elative
dogestani
dogeistani
illative
dogeeni
dogeihini
adessive
dogellani
dogeillani
ablative
dogeltani
dogeiltani
allative
dogelleni
dogeilleni
essive
dogenani
dogeinani
translative
dogekseni
dogeikseni
abessive
dogettani
dogeittani
instructive
comitative
—dogeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dogesi
dogesi
accusative
nom.
dogesi
dogesi
gen.
dogesi
genitive
dogesi
dogejesi dogeisi $^{rare}$
partitive
dogeasi
dogejasi
inessive
dogessasi
dogeissasi
elative
dogestasi
dogeistasi
illative
dogeesi
dogeihisi
adessive
dogellasi
dogeillasi
ablative
dogeltasi
dogeiltasi
allative
dogellesi
dogeillesi
essive
dogenasi
dogeinasi
translative
dogeksesi
dogeiksesi
abessive
dogettasi
dogeittasi
instructive
comitative
—dogeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dogemme
dogemme
accusative
nom.
dogemme
dogemme
gen.
dogemme
genitive
dogemme
dogejemme dogeimme $^{rare}$
partitive
dogeamme
dogejamme
inessive
dogessamme
dogeissamme
elative
dogestamme
dogeistamme
illative
dogeemme
dogeihimme
adessive
dogellamme
dogeillamme
ablative
dogeltamme
dogeiltamme
allative
dogellemme
dogeillemme
essive
dogenamme
dogeinamme
translative
dogeksemme
dogeiksemme
abessive
dogettamme
dogeittamme
instructive
comitative
—dogeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dogenne
dogenne
accusative
nom.
dogenne
dogenne
gen.
dogenne
genitive
dogenne
dogejenne dogeinne $^{rare}$
partitive
dogeanne
dogejanne
inessive
dogessanne
dogeissanne
elative
dogestanne
dogeistanne
illative
dogeenne
dogeihinne
adessive
dogellanne
dogeillanne
ablative
dogeltanne
dogeiltanne
allative
dogellenne
dogeillenne
essive
dogenanne
dogeinanne
translative
dogeksenne
dogeiksenne
abessive
dogettanne
dogeittanne
instructive
comitative
—dogeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dogensa
dogensa
accusative
nom.
dogensa
dogensa
gen.
dogensa
genitive
dogensa
dogejensa dogeinsa $^{rare}$
partitive
dogeaan dogeansa
dogejaan dogejansa
inessive
dogessaan dogessansa
dogeissaan dogeissansa
elative
dogestaan dogestansa
dogeistaan dogeistansa
illative
dogeensa
dogeihinsa
adessive
dogellaan dogellansa
dogeillaan dogeillansa
ablative
dogeltaan dogeltansa
dogeiltaan dogeiltansa
allative
dogelleen dogellensa
dogeilleen dogeillensa
essive
dogenaan dogenansa
dogeinaan dogeinansa
translative
dogekseen dogeksensa
dogeikseen dogeiksensa
abessive
dogettaan dogettansa
dogeittaan dogeittansa
instructive
comitative
—dogeineen dogeinensa :

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian doge or directly from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem (“leader; commander; ruler”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɔʒ/

### Noun

doge m (plural doges)
* doge
** 1833, Julie de Quérangal, Philippe de Morvelle, Revue des Deux Mondes, T.2,4
    Non pas, non pas, cria-t-on de tous côtés ; il y a encore Venise. - Venise la reine des mers ! - Le lion de Saint-Marc ! - Le Bucentaure ! - Le doge ! - Quel homme qu’un doge ! […]"No, no," we cried from both sides; "there is still Venice. Venice the queen of the seas! The lion of St Mark! The Bucintoro! The doge! What a man is a doge!"

### References

* Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, huitième édition, 1932-1935

### Further reading

* “doge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* gode

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem (“leader; commander; ruler”). See also the likewise borrowed doublets duce and duca.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɔ.d͡ʒe/
* Rhymes: -ɔdʒe
* Hyphenation: dò‧ge

### Noun

doge m (plural dogi)
* doge

#### Related terms

* dogado

### References

* ↑ doge in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* dego, gode, godé

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* (dogè) IPA: [doˈɡʲɛ]
* (dòge) IPA: [ˈdoɡʲɛ]

### Noun

dogè m
* locative singular of dogas

### Noun

dòge m
* vocative singular of dogas

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Venetan doxe or Italian doge, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader; commander; ruler”). Doublet of duque.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdɔ.ʒi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdɔ.ʒi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈdɔ.ʒe/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdɔ.ʒɨ/
* Hyphenation: do‧ge

### Noun

doge m (plural doges)
* (historical) doge (chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian doge.

### Noun

doge m (plural dogi)
* doge

#### Declension
## Volapük
### Noun

doge
* dative singular of dog