dinc

See also: dinç, Dinç, and DINC

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *dï̄n +‎ -(n)c. Azerbaijani tıncıxmaq (“to pant”) and dincəlmək are derivations of the same root. Cognate with Turkish dinç, Bashkir тыныс (tınıs), see there for more.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dinc (comparative daha dinc, superlative ən dinc)

1. quiet

   Synonyms: səssiz, sakit

   Antonym: səs-küylü

2. silent

   Synonyms: səssiz, sakit, dinməz

3. calm

   Synonyms: sakit, rahat

   Antonyms: rahatsız, aramsız, narahat, nadinc

4. peaceful

   Synonyms: sakit, sülhsevər

5. civilian (unrelated to armies or ground forces) (mostly with sakin (“resident”))

   Dinc sakinlər müharibə vaxtı kəndi tərk etdilər.

   Civilians left the village during the war.

Descendants

• → Armenian: դինջ (dinǰ)

Bouyei

Etymology

Cognate with Zhuang dinj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tin˥˧/

Adjective

dinc

1. short

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thinc

Noun

dinc n or f

1. case, subject, what has been discussed
2. case (of law)
3. matter, affair, question, what one is involved in
4. thing, object

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	dinc	dinc, dinge
accusative	dinc	dinc, dinge
genitive	dincs	dinge
dative	dinge	dingen

Strong feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	dinc	dinge
accusative	dinc	dinge
genitive	dinc, dinge	dinge
dative	dinc, dinge	dingen

Derived terms

• dingen

Descendants

• Dutch: ding
  • Afrikaans: ding
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dinggi
  • Jersey Dutch: däng
• Limburgish: dink, ding

Further reading

• “dinc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dinc”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Old High German

Noun

dinc

1. manuscript spelling of ding