unc

See also: UNC

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

unc (plural uncs)

(colloquial) uncle

Synonyms

unkie
unky

Anagrams

NUC, cun, nuc

Middle English

Pronoun

unc

Alternative form of unk

References

“unk (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 May 2018.

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uŋk/

Pronoun

unc

us two: accusative and dative dual of wit

Old High German

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis (“snake”).

Noun

unc m

snake
toad

Descendants

German: Unke

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