English Online Dictionary. What means inc? What does inc mean?
Translingual
Symbol
inc
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Indo-Aryan languages.
English
Adjective
inc
- (chiefly Canada, US) Alternative spelling of Inc
- (Internet, text messaging) Abbreviation of incoming.
Noun
inc
- (programming) Abbreviation of increment.
Verb
inc
- (knitting) Abbreviation of increase.
Anagrams
- -cin, CIN, ICN, NCI, NIC, Nic, nic
Middle English
Alternative forms
- gunc, ȝinc, ȝing, ȝunk, ȝung, hinc, hunke, ink
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)
- Second-person dual accusative pronoun: you twain, the two of you.
- (reflexive) your (two) selves.
See also
References
- “ink, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 May 2018.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ink/, [iŋk]
Pronoun
inc
- accusative/dative of ġit: you
Descendants
- Middle English: inc
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- ince
Etymology
Borrowed from English ink.
Noun
inc m or f (genitive singular ince, plural incean)
- 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
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English ink.
Noun
inc m (plural inciau)
- ink
Mutation
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