banc

Alternative forms

• bainc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠaŋk/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɑʊŋk/^[1]
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bʲæŋk/^[2] (as if spelled beanc)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English banke, from Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's bench or table”), from Lombardic bank (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to turn, curve, bend, bow”). Doublet of binse.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle English banke, from Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “banc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “banc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bank, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

banc f or m

1. bench, seat
2. judicial bench

Further reading

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

Etymology

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Noun

banc m (plural bancs)

1. (Jersey) seat, bench
2. (Jersey, nautical) thwart

Etymology

Borrowed from French banc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

banc n (plural bancuri)

1. sand bank

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋk/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bank,^[1] from Middle English banke, from Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's bench or table”), from Lombardic bank (“bench, counter”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to turn, curve, bend, bow”). Doublet of mainc.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle English banke, from Old English banca, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.^[1]

Mutation

References