different between inker vs inked

English

Etymology

ink +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???.k?(?)/
• Homophone: Inca (in non-rhotic accents)
• Rhymes: -??k?(r)

Noun

inker (plural inkers)

1. A person or device that applies ink.
2. In comic book production, a person who outlines and otherwise embellishes the artwork of a penciler in preparation for publishing.
3. A tattoo artist.

Anagrams

• -kiren, Ikner, Kerin, Kiner, Krein, Rinke, reink

Middle English

Alternative forms

• incker, ?inker, unker, gunker, ?unker

Etymology

From Old English incer, genitive form of ?it, from Proto-Germanic *inkweraz, possessive form of *jut. Initial /j/ is due to the influence of ?it.

Pronunciation

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

Determiner

inker (nominative pronoun ?it)

1. (Early Middle English) Second-person dual possessive determiner: both of your.

See also

Pronoun

inker (nominative wit)

1. (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.

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??kt

Etymology 1

From Middle English inked, ynkid (“written in ink”), equivalent to ink +? -ed.

Adjective

inked (not comparable)

1. (slang) Having a tattoo or tattoos.

Translations

Etymology 2

From ink +? -ed.

Verb

inked

1. simple past tense and past participle of ink

Anagrams

• deink, kendi, kinde