inker
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪŋ.kɚ/
- Homophone: Inca (non-rhotic)
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkə(ɹ)
Noun
inker (plural inkers)
- A person or device that applies ink.
- In comic book production, a person who outlines and otherwise embellishes the artwork of a penciler in preparation for publishing.
- Synonyms: finisher, embellisher
- A tattoo artist.
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Etymology
From Old English incer, genitive form of ġit, from Proto-Germanic *inkweraz, possessive form of *jut. Initial /j/ is due to the influence of ȝit.
Pronunciation
Determiner
inker (nominative pronoun ȝit)
- (Early Middle English) Second-person dual possessive determiner: both of your.
See also
Middle English personal pronouns
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Pronoun
inker (nominative wit)
- (Early Middle English) First-person dual genitive pronoun: both of yours, the two of yours.
References
- “inker, pron. poss. dual.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 May 2018.
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