inquina

See also: inquiná

Italian

Verb

inquina

1. inflection of inquinare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Verb

inquinā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of inquinō

Portuguese

Verb

inquina

1. inflection of inquinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈkina/ [ĩŋˈki.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: in‧qui‧na

Etymology 1

Perhaps deverbal from inquinar.

Noun

inquina f (plural inquinas)

1. ill will
   • 1883, Emilia Pardo Bazán, La Tribuna:

     Frío es el invierno que llega; pero las noticias de Madrid vienen calentitas, abrasando. La cosa está abocada, el italiano va a abdicar porque ya no es posible que resista más la atmósfera de hostilidad, de inquina, que le rodea

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Etymology 2

Verb

inquina

1. inflection of inquinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “inquina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10