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Webster 1913 Edition


Inca

In′ca

,
Noun.
(a)
An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun.
(b)
pl.
The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe.
Inca dove
(Zool.)
,
a small dove (
Scardafella inca
), native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.

Webster 1828 Edition


Inca

IN'CA

,
Noun.
The name or title given by the natives of Peru to their kings and to the princes of the blood, before the conquest of that country by the Spaniards.

Definition 2024


Inca

Inca

See also: inca and încă

English

Noun

Inca (plural Incas)

  1. A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest.

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Quechua

Noun

Inca

  1. Alternative form of Inka

inca

inca

See also: Inca and încă

English

A collared inca

Noun

inca (plural incas)

  1. Any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena

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Catalan

Noun

inca m, f (plural inques)

  1. Inca

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Italian

Adjective

inca m, f (invariable)

  1. Inca

Noun

inca m, f (invariable)

  1. Inca

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Latin

Adjective

inca

  1. nominative feminine singular of incus
  2. nominative neuter plural of incus
  3. accusative neuter plural of incus
  4. vocative feminine singular of incus
  5. vocative neuter plural of incus

incā

  1. ablative feminine singular of incus

Old English

Noun

inca m

  1. doubt, uncertainty, question, suspicion, fear
  2. cause for complaint, offense, ill-will, grievance, grudge; quarrel
  3. opportunity, occasion

Declension

Descendants


Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Quechua inqa.

Noun

inca m, f (plural incas)

  1. Inca

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Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European [Term?] (English here).

Noun

inca ?

  1. here, this place