nuncle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Uncle. archaic,dialectal
    — Fool: Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman?
  2. Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).
动词 v.
  1. To cheat, deceive. England,regional

词形变化

nuncles plural nuncles present,singular,third-person nuncling participle,present nuncled participle,past nuncled past

词汇关系

衍生词
nunky

词源

词源 1
From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt.
For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin.
For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling.
词源 2
From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt.
For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin.
For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling.
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