Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.

    This form should be filled out in ink.

    Tinte

    черни́лаčerníla

    чорни́лоčornýlo, тушtuš, атра́ментatráment

    a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing

  2. (countable, usually)A particular type, color or container of this fluid.

  3. (uncountable, usually)The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.

    черни́лаčerníla

    dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods

  4. (slang, uncountable, usually)Publicity.

    to get ink

    The TSA has been getting a lot of ink lately.

  5. (slang, uncountable, usually)Tattoo work.

  6. (slang, uncountable, usually)Cheap red wine.

Examples

157 sentences
  1. This ink stain will not wash out.

    Ця пляма від чорнила не сходить.

    ruПятно от чернил не отмоется.

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  2. The ink stain will not wash out.

    Чорнильна пляма не відмиється.

    ruЧернильное пятно не отмоется.

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  3. She wrote in ink.

    Вона писала за допомогою чорнил.

    ruОна писала чернилами.

    deSie schrieb mit Tinte.

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  4. This isn't ink.

    Це не чорнила.

    ruЭто не чернила.

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  5. The ink is still wet.

    Чорнила ще не висохли.

    ruЧернила ещё не высохли.

    deDie Tinte ist noch feucht.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
coloured fluid used for writing:
Русский
By meaning 1
coloured fluid used for writing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
coloured fluid used for writing:

Origin

From Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used by

From Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents”), from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston, “burned-in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + καίω (kaíō, “burn”). In this sense, displaced native Old English blæc (“ink”, literally “black”).

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