inkhorn
English
/ˈɪŋkˌhɔː(ɹ)n/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
- (used attributively) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ynkhorn compound from English ink + English horn (sexual arousement, erection, noun).
Origin
English
horn
Gloss
sexual arousement, erection, noun
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hornblower English
- airhorn English
- behorn English
- bighorn English
- bioink English
- blowhorn English
- buckhorn English
- bullhorn English
- butterhorn English
- coach horn English
- deerhorn English
- dehorn English
- deink English
- demihorn English
- dishorn English
- elkhorn English
- feedhorn English
- fish-horn English
- flowerhorn English
- foghorn English
- hartshorn English
- horn English
- horn-bearing English
- hornbag English
- hornball English
- hornbeak English
- hornbill English
- hornblower English
- hornbook English
- hornbug English
- horncore English
- horndog English
- horned English
- hornen English
- horner English
- hornfoot English
- hornful English
- hornification English
- horning English
- hornish English
- hornist English
- hornless English
- hornlet English
- hornlike English
- hornowl English
- hornpike English
- hornpipe English
- hornpout English
- hornpox English
- hornrims English
- hornsman English
- hornsnake English
- hornstone English
- horntail English
- hornwork English
- hornworm English
- hornwort English
- hornwrack English
- horny English
- ink English
- inkable English
- inkball English
- inkberry English
- inkblot English
- inkbrush English
- inkcap English
- inkdot English
- inked English
- inker English
- inkfish English
- inkholder English
- inkhorn term English
- inkhornish English
- inkhornism English
- inkhornist English
- inkhornize English
- inkjet English
- inkless English
- inklike English
- inkpot English
- inkprint English
- inkproof English
- inkslinger English
- inkspot English
- inkstain English
- inkstand English
- inkstick English
- inkstone English
- inkwell English
- inkwood English
- inkwork English
- inky English
- longhorn English
- melodyhorn English
- nanohorn English
- overink English
- posthorn English
- powderhorn English
- pronghorn English
- raghorn English
- ramshorn English
- reink English
- saddlehorn English
- shoehorn English
- shorthorn English
- staghorn English
- stinkhorn English
- straighthorn English
- term English
- tinhorn English
- war-horn English
- yellowhorn English
- インク Japanese
- horn Middle English
- horn, horne Middle English
- ynke Middle English
- ynkhorn Middle English
- enque Old French
- inko Esperanto
- inc Welsh
- ఇంకి Telugu
- inc Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- i-inki Xhosa
- ing Tok Pisin
- inki Swati
- هرن Gulf Arabic
- inki Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- ingek Yup'ik
- ink
- term
- inky
- horn
- inked
- horny
- deink
- reink
- inker
- inkjet
- horner
- inkpot
- inkcap
- inkdot
- behorn
- horned
- hornen
- bioink
- dehorn
- bighorn
- hornlet
- dishorn
- hornowl
- inkball
- hornful
- horndog
- hornist
- inkless
- inkwork
- hornish
- foghorn
- hornbug
- inkable
- elkhorn
- inkblot
- raghorn
- inkwood
- inkfish
- inkspot
- overink
- airhorn
- hornbag
- horning
- tinhorn
- inkwell
- inklike
- hornpox
- hornworm
- hornwort
- inkstand
- inkstone
- demihorn
- buckhorn
- hornbeak
- hornfoot
- hornpipe
- nanohorn
- bullhorn
- ramshorn
- hornpout
- horntail
- hornlike
- hornwork
- posthorn
- inkberry
- inkbrush
- hornbill
- deerhorn
- longhorn
- hornbook
- horncore
- inkstain
- staghorn
- hornrims
- blowhorn
- war-horn
- feedhorn
- shoehorn
- inkproof
- hornless
- inkprint
- hornsman
- hornball
- hornpike
- inkstick
- hornsnake
- pronghorn
- fish-horn
- shorthorn
- hartshorn
- stinkhorn
- hornwrack
- hornstone
- inkholder
- inkslinger
- hornblower
- melodyhorn
- saddlehorn
- inkhornism
- butterhorn
- inkhornize
- flowerhorn
- inkhornish
- yellowhorn
- powderhorn
- inkhornist
- coach horn
- Hornblower
- straighthorn
- inkhorn term
- horn-bearing
- hornification