ingine
See also: Ingine
English edit
Noun edit
ingine (plural ingines)
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Old Irish edit
Noun edit
ingine f
Scots edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French engin, from Latin ingenium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ingine (plural ingines)
- ingenuity, intelligence, wit
- intellect, clever person
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle French engin, ultimately the same as Etymology 1 but borrowed later. More at English engine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ingine (plural ingines)
Swahili edit
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
Adjective edit
-ingine (declinable)
Usage notes edit
The form lingine is sometimes used for the singular of the Ma class. In Kenya, the Ki-vi forms used may be chengine and vyengine.
Declension edit
Inflected forms of -ingine