ikke

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikˈke/, [ʔɪkʰˈkɛ]
  • 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/, [ʔɪkʰˈkɛ]
  • 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 was born in Jutland, wasn'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

Estonian

Noun

ikke

  1. genitive singular of ike

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-anerkjentun-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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