anche

See also: anché and -anche

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈãkɛ/

Noun

anche

1. plural of anca

References

• https://infcor.adecec.net/

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German ancha (“leg, shin”), influenced by regional anche (“faucet”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”). Related to hanche (“hip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ʃ/

• Audio:

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Noun

anche f (plural anches)

1. (music) reed
2. (obsolete) a chute by which flour falls from the mill to the bin
3. (Lorraine, dated) faucet

Further reading

• “anche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Alternative forms

• anco (archaic or Tuscan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ke/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -anke
• Hyphenation: àn‧che

Etymology 1

Assuming that anco represents the original form, likely a rebracketing of ancora as anc'ora. A borrowing from Old Occitan ancui (“on this day”) has also been suggested, but this would explain neither the stress position of anche, nor the lack of a final -ui (an acceptable ending in Italian; cf. lui).

Adverb

anche

1. also, too, as well, besides
2. even

Derived terms

• anch'io
• anche se

Descendants

• → Esperanto: ankaŭ

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

anche f

1. plural of anca

Further reading

• anche in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• nache

Spanish

Verb

anche

1. inflection of anchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative