nicka

See also: -nička

English

Noun

nicka (plural nickas)

1. (euphemistic, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) nigga.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German nicken, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hnīgan (“to bow”). Equivalent to nick +‎ -a.

Verb

nicka (present nickar, preterite nickade, supine nickat, imperative nicka)

1. to nod

   Antonym: skaka på huvudet

2. (sports) to head (strike (a ball) with the head)

   Synonyms: knoppa, skalla

   nicka bollen i mål

   head the ball into the goal

Conjugation

Conjugation of nicka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	nicka		nickas
supine	nickat		nickats
imperative	nicka		—
imper. plural1	nicken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	nickar	nickade	nickas	nickades
ind. plural1	nicka	nickade	nickas	nickades
subjunctive2	nicke	nickade	nickes	nickades
present participle		nickande
past participle		nickad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• nick
• nicka till
• nickning

Further reading

• nicka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• nicka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)