nucha

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (spinal cord),[1] borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (spinal cord; nape of the neck).[2][3] Doublet of nuque.

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Noun

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nucha (plural nuchae)

  1. (anatomy, obsolete) The spinal cord.
  2. (anatomy, zoology, dated, rare) The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ nucha, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ nucha, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2003.
  3. ^ nucha”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From either Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, spinal marrow) or Arabic نُقْرَة (nuqra, hollow of the neck).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nucha f (genitive nuchae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) nape

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative nucha nuchae
genitive nuchae nuchārum
dative nuchae nuchīs
accusative nucham nuchās
ablative nuchā nuchīs
vocative nucha nuchae

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: nuca
  • Middle English: nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka
  • Old French: nuche
  • Italian: nuca
  • Portuguese: nuca
  • Spanish: nuca

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