unce

English

Etymology 1

From Latin uncia (“ounce”). See ounce (“a weight”).

Noun

unce (plural unces)

  1. (obsolete) An ounce; a small portion.

Etymology 2

Latin uncus (“hook”).

Noun

unce (plural unces)

  1. A claw; an uncus.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for unce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈunt͡sɛ]

Noun

unce f

  1. ounce

Declension
Declension of unce (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative unce unce
genitive unce uncí
dative unci uncím
accusative unci unce
vocative unce unce
locative unci uncích
instrumental uncí uncemi

Further reading
  • unce in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • unce in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Latin

Noun

unce

  1. vocative singular of uncus

Middle English

Noun

unce

  1. Alternative form of ounce

Spanish

Verb

unce

  1. inflection of uncir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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