dulce

See also: Dulce

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of earlier douce, from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce.

Adjective

dulce (comparative more dulce, superlative most dulce)

  1. (obsolete) sweet

Noun

dulce (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) sweetness

Etymology 2

From Middle English doucen, from the adjective (see above)).

Verb

dulce (third-person singular simple present dulces, present participle dulcing, simple past and past participle dulced)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make sweet; to soothe.

Etymology 3

Alteration of dulse.

Noun

dulce (plural dulces)

  1. Alternative form of dulse
  2. seaweed, kelp

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for dulce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin dulcis, dulcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥kú-.

Adjective

dulce (epicene, plural dulces)

  1. sweet

Latin

Etymology 1

From dulcis +‎ -ē.

Adverb

dulcē (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of dulciter
    • c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 5.1:
      tanta mentis perturbatione sedata, dulce conquievit.
      with so great a disturbance of mind having been calmed, she rested pleasantly.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

dulce

  1. nominative, accusative, and vocative neuter singular of dulcis

References
  • dulce in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dulce in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dulce in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin dulcis, dulcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥kú-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdult͡ʃe/

Adjective

dulce m or f or n (plural dulci)

  1. sweet

Inflection
declension of dulce
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite dulce dulce dulci dulci
definite dulcele dulcea dulcii dulcile
genitive/
dative		 indefinite dulce dulci dulci dulci
definite dulcelui dulcii dulcilor dulcilor

Antonyms

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dulcis, dulcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥kú-. Also found in Old Spanish with the forms duz, duce (compare Portuguese doce)[1].

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈdulθe/, [ˈd̪ul̟θe]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈdulse/, [ˈd̪ulse]

Adjective

dulce (plural dulces) (superlative dulcísimo)

  1. sweet (having a pleasant taste, especially induced by sugar)
  2. (of water) fresh (without salt)
    Antonym: salado
  3. sweet (having a pleasant disposition)

Derived terms

Noun

dulce m (plural dulces)

  1. candy, sweet
    Synonyms: caramelo, chuche
  2. sweet food, dessert
  3. thick jelly or fudge
    Synonyms: ate, manjar

Derived terms

Further reading

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/157209215/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-C-F-Corominas-Joan-pdf
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