inquina

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See also: inquiná

Italian

Verb

inquina

  1. inflection of inquinare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Verb

inquinā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of inquinō

Portuguese

Verb

inquina

  1. inflection of inquinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈkina/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: in‧qui‧na

Etymology 1

Perhaps deverbal from inquinar.

Noun

inquina f (plural inquinas)

  1. ill will
    • 1883, Emilia Pardo Bazán, La Tribuna:
      Frío es el invierno que llega; pero las noticias de Madrid vienen calentitas, abrasando. La cosa está abocada, el italiano va a abdicar porque ya no es posible que resista más la atmósfera de hostilidad, de inquina, que le rodea
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Etymology 2

Verb

inquina

  1. inflection of inquinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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