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ikke

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Afar

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ikké f 

  1. place
Usage notes
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  • 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
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ikké f 

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

References

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

Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Adverb

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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

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Antonyms

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  • vel (for negative sentences)

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ik‧ke

Pronoun

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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

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  • Indonesian: eke

Estonian

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Noun

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ikke

  1. genitive singular of ike

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ikke

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

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ekki (not).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ikke

  1. not, negating the verb in a sentence"

Synonyms

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Descendants

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