incudine

Italian

Etymology

From Latin incūs, incūdem, made into a Vulgar Latin *incūdō, *incūdinem through false analogy of declension. Compare French enclume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈku.di.ne/
• Rhymes: -udine
• Hyphenation: in‧cù‧di‧ne

Noun

incudine f (plural incudini)

1. anvil
2. (anatomy) anvil, incus

Synonyms

• incude (poetic)