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banc abnc bnac nbac anbc nabc bacn abcn bcan cban acbn cabn bnca nbca bcna cbna ncba cnba ancb nacb acnb canb ncab cnab

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Definitions and meaning of banc

banc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæŋk/
• Rhymes: -æŋk
• Homophone: bank

Etymology 1

From Middle English bank, from Old French banc. Doublet of banco, bank, and bench.

Noun

banc (plural bancs)

1. A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
2. A tribunal or court.

Derived terms

• en banc, in banc, court in banc

Related terms

• banco

Etymology 2

Respelling of bank.

Noun

banc (plural bancs)

1. (US, business) Used to associate a non-banking affiliate of a bank with the bank's brand name without using the word bank

Further reading

• “banc”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

References

• Texas Finance Code [1]

Anagrams

• NBCA, bacn

Catalan

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbaŋ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈbaŋk]

Noun

banc m (plural bancs)

1. bench
2. bank (for money)
3. bank (geographical feature)
4. shoal (of fish)

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Gallurese: bancu
• → Sardinian: bancu (Logudorese), → bangu (Campidanese)
• → Sassarese: bancu

Further reading

• “banc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Old High German banc, from Frankish and Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”). Doublet of banque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ̃/
• Homophones: ban, bancs, bans

Noun

banc m (plural bancs)

1. bench (seat)
2. bank (mass of material, of cloud, fog, etc)
3. bank, shoal, school (of fish)

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Breton: bank
• → English: banc
• → Romanian: bancă
• → Turkish: bank

Further reading

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

Irish

Alternative forms

• bainc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠaŋk/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bʲæŋk/ (as if spelled beanc)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English banke, from Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's bench or table”), from Lombardic bank (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to turn, curve, bend, bow”). Doublet of binse.

Noun

banc m (genitive singular bainc, nominative plural bainc or bancanna)

1. (banking, etc.) bank (financial institution; branch of such an institution; safe and guaranteed place of storage)

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle English banke, from Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

Noun

banc m (genitive singular bainc, nominative plural bainc or bancanna)

1. (geography) bank (of a river or lake)

Declension

Derived terms

• bancán m (“(small) bank”) (of earth)

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “banc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “banc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

References

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bank, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

banc f or m

1. bench, seat
2. judicial bench

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: bank (see there for further descendants)
  • Afrikaans: bank
• Limburgish: bank

Further reading

• “banc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “banc”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

banc m (plural bancs)

1. (Jersey) seat, bench
2. (Jersey, nautical) thwart

Derived terms

• banc d'sablion (“sandbank”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French banc.

Pronunciation

Noun

banc n (plural bancuri)

1. sand bank

Declension

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋk/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bank, from Middle English banke, from Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's bench or table”), from Lombardic bank (“bench, counter”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to turn, curve, bend, bow”). Doublet of mainc.

Noun

banc m (plural banciau)

1. bank (financial institution)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle English banke, from Old English banca, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

Noun

banc m (plural banciau)

1. rising ground, hill, slope
2. bank (in a sea or river, e.g. sandbank, mudbank)
3. bank (of a river or lake)

   Synonym: glan

Derived terms

• banc tywod (“sandbank”)

Mutation

References

Source: wiktionary.org