inte

See also: inté

Danish

Adverb

inte

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of ikke
   • 1926, Adolph Stender, Skovtrold, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     „Naa, og da de ikke fandt dig, gik du saa hjem?“ „Inte li'e stra's — for saa var'et jo, je' traf din Bro'r?“

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiŋte/

Etymology 1

From Latin intus.

Preposition

inte

1. in, inside

inte + article	Combined form
inte + o	into
inte + a	inta
inte + i	inti
inte + e	inte

Synonyms

• in

Etymology 2

Contraction of inte (“in”) + e f pl (“the”, definite article).

Contraction

inte

1. in the (+ a feminine name in the plural)

Coordinate terms

• inta
• inti
• into

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• inkje
• itte
• intj (syncopated and palatalised form)

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian einki, from eikki with -n- from eingin (< Old Norse enginn, engi). Ultimately from Old Norse ekki. Compare Swedish Swedish inte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪntə/, Eastern Norway
• IPA^(key): /²entə/, Østfold
• IPA^(key): /²iɲce/, Røros

Adverb

inte

1. (dialectal) not, mainly older dialects in Eastern Norway.

   Synonym: inkje

   • 1903, Thoralf Grue, Solør og solungen, page 16:

     ...saa høgger je inte en stok meir i Lystadskogen.

     ...then I shall not chop even one more log in the Lystad woods.

Pipil

Alternative forms

• (shortened) tē
• (Witzapan) tēsu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈteː/

Adverb

intē

1. not

   Ina ka inte kimati

   She/he said she/he doesn't know

   Inte niweli nitekiti yek kwak nimayana

   I can't work well when I'm hungry

Particle

intē

1. no, used to deny or disagree.

   Tikneki chiupi chukulat? — Te, nikwaja wey

   Do you want a piece of chocolate? — No, I already ate a lot

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ænkti, ænti, ingti, from a late form of the nominative neuter of Old Swedish ængin. For an earlier form, see icke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪntɛ/

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• (Scania) IPA^(key): /²ɛntɛ/

Adverb

inte (not comparable)

1. not

   Jag har inte gjort det.

   I have not done that.

Synonyms

• ej (dated), icke (dated)

Derived terms

• jag förstår inte

Tocharian B

Conjunction

inte

1. if

Venetian

Alternative forms

• int'
• 'nte

Preposition

inte

1. in

Usage notes

• The alternative forms are used before or after a vowel respectively.