inc
See also: Inc, inč, inç, inc., Inc., and INC
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.
- 2011, Barb Brown, Knitting Knee-Highs: Sock Styles from Classic to Contemporary (page 55)
- Change to larger needles and knit 1 rnd in CC, inc 3 (4, 5) sts evenly […]
- 2011, Barb Brown, Knitting Knee-Highs: Sock Styles from Classic to Contemporary (page 55)
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
Middle English personal pronouns
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | possessive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | 1st-person | I, ich, ik | me | min mi1 | min | ||
| 2nd-person | þou | þe | þin þi1 | þin | |||
| 3rd-person | m | he | him hine2 | him | his | his hisen | |
| f | sche, heo | hire heo | hire | hire hires, hiren | |||
| n | hit | hit him2 | his, hit | — | |||
| dual3 | 1st-person | wit | unk | unker | |||
| 2nd-person | ȝit | inc | inker | ||||
| plural | 1st-person | we | us, ous | oure | oure oures, ouren | ||
| 2nd-person4 | ye | yow | your | your youres, youren | |||
| 3rd-person | inh. | he | hem he2 | hem | here | here heres, heren | |
| bor. | þei | þem, þeim | þeir | þeir þeires, þeiren | |||
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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
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], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English ink.
Noun
inc m (plural inciau)
- 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