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inkling
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /???kl??/
- Hyphenation: inkl?ing
Etymology 1
From Middle English ningkiling, nyngkiling (“hint, slight indication; mention, whisper”), and then either:
- possibly a variant of nikking, nyckyng (“hint, slight indication; mention, whisper”), possibly from nikken (“to mark (a text) for correction (?)”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming gerunds from verbs); or
- from inklen (“to mention (in a low voice); to tell (the truth)”) [and other forms] + -ing, -inge; inklen may be derived from inca, inke (“dread, fear; doubt; danger, risk (?)”), from Old English inca (“doubt, uncertainty; suspicion; fear; cause for complaint, grievance, grudge, ill-will, offence; quarrel; occasion, opportunity”), from Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache; grief; regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?eng-, *yen?- (“illness”). The English word would then be analysable as inkle +? -ing.
Sense 3 (“desire, inclination”) may have been influenced by incline (“to tend to believe or do something”) or French enclin (“inclined, prone”).
Noun
inkling (plural inklings)
- Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given.
- Synonym: intimation
- Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
- (Britain, dialectal) A desire, an inclination.
Translations
Etymology 2
From inkle +? -ing.
Verb
inkling
- present participle of inkle
References
Anagrams
- kilning, klining, linking
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indicator
English
Etymology
From Late Latin indic?tor (“one who points out”), from Latin indic? (“point out”); see indicate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??n.d?.?ke?.t?(?)/
Noun
indicator (plural indicators)
- A pointer or index that indicates something.
- A meter or gauge.
- The needle or dial on such a meter.
- (chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
- (ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
- (economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.
- Synonyms: (informal) blinker, directional, directional signal, direction indicator, trafficator, turn indicator, (chiefly US) turn signal
- A bird, the honeyguide.
Derived terms
- economic indicator
- key performance indicator
- route indicator
Related terms
- index
- indicate
- indication
- indicative
Translations
Further reading
- indicator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- indicator in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- anidrotic, cardiotin
Latin
Etymology
From indic? (“point out, indicate, show”), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + dic? (“indicate; dedicate; set apart”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.di?ka?.tor/, [?n?d???kä?t??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.di?ka.tor/, [in?d?i?k??t??r]
Noun
indic?tor m (genitive indic?t?ris); third declension
- (Late Latin) Someone who points out.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
Descendants
Verb
indic?tor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of indic?
- third-person singular future passive imperative of indic?
References
- indicator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- indicator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- indicator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Romanian
Etymology
From French indicateur.
Noun
indicator n (plural indicatori)
- indicator
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /indika?to?/, [?n?.d?i.ka?t?o?]
Noun
indicator m (plural indicatores)
- honeyguide
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