naca

See also: Appendix:Variations of "naca"

Arabela

Noun

naca

1. head

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• nacã

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

• ANCA, anca, cana

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.kɑ/

Noun

naca m

1. (poetic) boat, ship

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sċip

Declension

Declension of naca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	naca	nacan
accusative	nacan	nacan
genitive	nacan	nacena
dative	nacan	nacum

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

• annacalla
• annacamilla
• annacari
• annacaricilla
• annacaricilla ô beccu
• annacaricilla ô sceccu
• annacata
• annacateḍḍa
• annacatu
• annacàrisi

 

Related terms

• avò
• dòrmiri
• picciriḍḍu

 

Descendants

• → Italian: naca

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

naca f (plural nacas)

1. female equivalent of naco

Adjective

naca

1. feminine singular of naco