pinca
See also: pinça
Italian
Noun
pinca f (plural pinche)
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *pinkō, 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): /ˈpin.kɑ/, [ˈpiŋ.kɑ]
Noun
pinca m (nominative plural pincan)
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pinca | pincan |
| accusative | pincan | pincan |
| genitive | pincan | pincena |
| dative | pincan | pincum |