pinca
See also: pinça
Old English
Alternative forms
- pynca
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *pinkô, a nasalised variant of Proto-Germanic *pīkô, *pīkaz (“peak, summit, point”). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian pink (“summit, peak”), Dutch pink (“little finger, pinkie”), German Low German Pink (“penis”).
Alternatively, from a suffixed variant of Proto-Germanic *pinnaz (“pin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiŋkɑ/
Noun
pinca m (nominative plural pincan)
- peak
- point
Inflection
Declension of pinca (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pinca | pincan |
| accusative | pincan | pincan |
| genitive | pincan | pincena |
| dative | pincan | pincum |
Related terms
- pince