Old English · noun

inca

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈin.kɑ/
[ˈiŋ.kɑ]
Syllables: ˈin · kɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: inkle inkling suspicion grievance uncertainty ill-will complaint doubt

Meaning

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

Declension

Declension of inca
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	inca	incan
Accusative	incan	incan
Genitive	incan	incena
Dative	incan	incum

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”).

Descendants

inkle, inkling

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