different between inc vs fnc

English

Adjective

inc

1. (chiefly Canada, US) Alternative spelling of Inc
2. (Internet, text messaging) Abbreviation of incoming.

Noun

inc

1. (programming) Abbreviation of increment.

Verb

inc

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of increase.
   • 2011, Barb Brown, Knitting Knee-Highs: Sock Styles from Classic to Contemporary (page 55)

     Change to larger needles and knit 1 rnd in CC, inc 3 (4, 5) sts evenly […]

Anagrams

• -cin, CIN, ICN, NCI, NIC, Nic, nic

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ink, hinc, ?inc, ?ing, hunke, gunc, ?unk, ?ung

Etymology

From Old English inc, dative form of ?it, from Proto-Germanic *inkwiz, dative form of *jut. Initial /j/ is due to the influence of ?it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ink/, /unk/, /jink/, /junk/

Pronoun

inc (nominative ?it)

1. Second-person dual accusative pronoun: you twain, the two of you.
2. (reflexive) your (two) selves.

See also

References

• “ink, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 May 2018.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ink/, [i?k]

Pronoun

inc

1. accusative/dative of ?it: (to) you two

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ince

Etymology

Borrowed from English ink.

Noun

inc m or f (genitive singular ince, plural incean)

1. ink

Synonyms

• dubh

References

• “inc” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English ink.

Noun

inc m (plural inciau)

1. ink

Mutation

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “inc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

English

Noun

fnc

1. (law) Initialism of forum non conveniens.

Anagrams

• CFN, CNF, FCN, NFC