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Noun
naca
- head
Aromanian
Adverb
naca
- maybe
- by chance
- somehow
- really
Italian
Etymology
From Sicilian naca, ultimately from Ancient Greek νάκη (nákē, “fleece”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.ka/
- Rhymes: -aka
- Hyphenation: nà‧ca
Noun
naca f (plural nache)
- (regional) cradle, especially hung like a hammock
- (regional) a kind of net
Anagrams
Manchu
Romanization
naca
- Romanization of ᠨᠠᠴᠠ
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nakwô. Cognate with Old Saxon nako (Dutch aak), Old High German nahho (German Nachen), Old Norse nǫkkvi.
Pronunciation
Noun
naca m
- (poetic) boat, ship
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sċip
Declension
Declension of naca (weak)
Sicilian
Etymology
From an unattested Doric Greek *νάκα (*náka). More at Ancient Greek νάκη (nákē, “fleece”).
Noun
naca f (plural nachi)
- (Obsolete) a Sicilian cradle, styled like a hammock, usually over the parents' bed.
Marìa, a figghia cchiù nica, era sempri abbiata ntâ naca.- Mary, the youngest daughter, was always insider the cradle.
- a cradle
- (by extension) anything resembling a swinging seat.
- a hammock
Derived terms
Descendants
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaka/
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: na‧ca
Noun
naca f (plural nacas)
- female equivalent of naco
Adjective
naca
- feminine singular of naco