inc

See also: Inc, inč, inç, inc., Inc., and INC

English

Adjective

inc

1. (chiefly Canada, US) Alternative spelling of Inc
2. (Internet, text messaging) Abbreviation of incoming.

Noun

inc

1. (programming) Abbreviation of increment.

Verb

inc

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of increase.

Anagrams

• -cin, CIN, ICN, NCI, NIC, Nic, nic

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• ink, hinc, ȝinc, ȝing, hunke, gunc, ȝunk, ȝung

Etymology

From Old English inc, dative form of ġit, from Proto-Germanic *inkwiz, dative form of *jut. Initial /j/ is due to the influence of ȝit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ink/, /unk/, /jink/, /junk/

Pronoun

inc (nominative ȝit)

1. Second-person dual accusative pronoun: you twain, the two of you.
2. (reflexive) your (two) selves.

References

• “ink (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 May 2018.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ink/, [iŋk]

Pronoun

inc

1. accusative/dative of ġit: (to) you two

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ince

Etymology

Borrowed from English ink.

Noun

inc m or f (genitive singular ince, plural incean)

1. ink

Synonyms

• dubh

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “inc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English ink.

Noun

inc m (plural inciau)

1. ink

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
inc	unchanged	unchanged	hinc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “inc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies