naca

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Noun

naca

  1. head

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Adverb

naca

  1. maybe
  2. by chance
  3. somehow
  4. 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)

  1. (regional) cradle, especially hung like a hammock
  2. (regional) a kind of net

Anagrams

Manchu

Romanization

naca

  1. 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

  1. (poetic) boat, ship
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sċip

Declension

Sicilian

Etymology

From an unattested Doric Greek *νάκα (*náka). More at Ancient Greek νάκη (nákē, fleece).

Noun

naca f (plural nachi)

  1. (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.
  2. a cradle
  3. (by extension) anything resembling a swinging seat.
  4. a hammock

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: naca

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: na‧ca

Noun

naca f (plural nacas)

  1. female equivalent of naco

Adjective

naca

  1. feminine singular of naco