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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ikké f
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ikké f
Usage notes
[edit]- ikke is a dependent noun. This means that it cannot be used on its own and has to be preceded by a qualifier.
References
[edit]- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “... ikke”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Danish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ikke
- not (negation, denial, refusal)
- not (in a question, expecting a positive answer)
- Er du ikke sulten? Nej, jeg er mæt.
- Are you not hungry? No, I am full.
- 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
[edit]- (negation): (rare) ej
- (isn't it so?): ikke sandt?, ikke også?
Antonyms
[edit]- vel (for negative sentences)
Derived terms
[edit]- det ved jeg ikke (“I don't know”)
- heller ikke (“neither”)
- jeg forstår ikke (“I don't understand”)
- slet ikke (“not at all”)
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ik‧ke
Pronoun
[edit]ikke
- (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
[edit]- → Indonesian: eke
Estonian
[edit]Noun
[edit]ikke
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Danish ikke, from Old Norse ekki (“not”). Cognate with Swedish icke, Norwegian Nynorsk ikkje, Faroese ikki, and Icelandic ekki.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ikke
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- ikkje (Nynorsk)
References
[edit]- “ikke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ikke
- not, negating the verb in a sentence"
Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Swedish: icke
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