ikke

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikˈke/
  • Hyphenation: ik‧ke

Noun

ikké f 

  1. place
Usage notes
  • ikke is a dependent noun. This means that it cannot be used on its own and has to be preceded by a qualifier.
    When used in a subordinate clause, ikke may be translated by the adverb where in English.
Derived terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikˈke/
  • Hyphenation: ik‧ke

Noun

ikké f 

  1. small amount
Usage notes
  • ikke is a dependent noun. This means that it cannot be used on its own and has to be preceded by a qualifier.

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “... ikke”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”), cognate with Jutish itt, Swedish icke, inte. The neuter of the Old Norse pronoun engi (“nobody, no”), see ingen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɡə/, [ˈe̝ɡ̊(ə)], (dialectal, sense 3) /eŋ/

Adverb

ikke

  1. not (negation, denial, refusal)
  2. not (in a question, expecting a positive answer)
    Er du ikke sulten? Nej, jeg er mæt.
    Are you not hungry? No, I am full.
  3. isn’t it so (postponed, turning an affirmative utterance into a question)
    Han er født i Jylland, ikke?
    He is born in Jutland, isn't he?

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • vel (for negative sentences)

Derived terms

  • det ved jeg ikke (“I don't know”)
  • heller ikke (“neither”)
  • jeg forstår ikke (“I don't understand”)
  • slet ikke (“not at all”)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ik‧ke

Pronoun

ikke

  1. (informal) I, me
    Narcist in actie: Ikke, ikke, ikke en de rest kan stikken!
    Narcissist in action : me, me, me and the rest can choke on it!

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: eke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish ikke, from Old Norse ekki (“not”). Cognate with Swedish icke, Norwegian Nynorsk ikkje, Faroese ikki, and Icelandic ekki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɪkːə/

Adverb

ikke

  1. not, no
    Jeg kan ikke! ― I cannot!
  2. non- or un- (usually hyphenated)
    ikke-anerkjent ― un-recognized

Derived terms

See also

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈik.ke/

Adverb

ikke

  1. not, negating the verb in a sentence"

Synonyms

Descendants

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