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Old English · noun

drinca

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈdrin.kɑ/
[ˈdriŋ.kɑ]
Syllables
ˈdrin · kɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
drinksdrinkdrinker

drinca1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. one who drinks, drinker

Declension · weak

Declension of drinca
SingularPlural
Nominative drincadrincan
Accusative drincandrincan
Genitive drincandrincena
Dative drincandrincum

drinca2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. a drink

Declension · weak

Declension of drinca
SingularPlural
Nominative drincadrincan
Accusative drincandrincan
Genitive drincandrincena
Dative drincandrincum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drinkō, equivalent to drincan + -a.

From Proto-West Germanic *drinkā, from Proto-Germanic *drinkǭ (“a drink, drinking”). Cognate with Old Norse drekka (“a drink, drinking session”).

Descendants

drink

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