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naca

See also: Appendix:Variations of "naca"

Arabela

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Noun

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naca

  1. head

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Adverb

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naca

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

Italian

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Etymology

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From Sicilian naca, ultimately from Ancient Greek νάκη (nákē, “fleece”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈna.ka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: nà‧ca

Noun

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naca f (plural nache)

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

Anagrams

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Manchu

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Romanization

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naca

  1. Romanization of ᠨᠠᠴᠠ

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *nakwô. Cognate with Old Saxon nako (Dutch aak), Old High German nahho (German Nachen), Old Norse nǫkkvi.

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Noun

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naca m

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

Declension

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Declension of naca (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative naca nacan
accusative nacan nacan
genitive nacan nacena
dative nacan nacum

Sicilian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • → Italian: naca

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnaka/ [ˈna.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: na‧ca

Noun

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naca f (plural nacas)

  1. female equivalent of naco

Adjective

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naca

  1. feminine singular of naco
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