inca

See also: Inca and încă

English

A collared inca

Etymology

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Noun

inca (plural incas)

1. Any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena

Derived terms

Derived terms

• black inca
• bronzy inca
• brown inca

• collared inca
• Gould's inca

Anagrams

• -cain-, Cain, NIAC, Nica, cain

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Catalan

Noun

inca m or f (plural inques)

1. Inca

Related terms

• incaic

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Italian

Adjective

inca m or f (invariable)

1. Inca

Noun

inca m or f (invariable)

1. Inca

Anagrams

• acni
• cani
• Cina

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Latin

Adjective

inca

1. nominative feminine singular of incus
2. nominative neuter plural of incus
3. accusative neuter plural of incus
4. vocative feminine singular of incus
5. vocative neuter plural of incus

Adjective

incā

1. ablative feminine singular of incus

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *yenǵ- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.kɑ/, [ˈiŋ.kɑ]

Noun

inca m

1. doubt, uncertainty, question, suspicion, fear
2. cause for complaint, offense, ill-will, grievance, grudge; quarrel
3. opportunity, occasion

Declension

Declension of inca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	inca	incan
accusative	incan	incan
genitive	incan	incena
dative	incan	incum

Descendants

• Middle English: inke
  • ⇒ Middle English: inklen, inclen
    • English: inkle
    • ⇒ Middle English: [Term?]
      • English: inkling
      • Scots: inklin

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Romanian

Adjective

inca m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of incas

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• inka

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua inka.

Noun

inca m or f (plural incas)

1. Inca

Derived terms

• incaico
• incásico

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Zazaki

Noun

inca ?

1. here, this place