ikke

Afar

Etymology 1

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

• tákke
• tókke
• ánke

Etymology 2

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

• ik'
• ikk'

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

• (negation): (rare) ej
• (isn't it so?): ikke sandt?, ikke også?

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪ.kə/

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• Hyphenation: ik‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɪkə

Pronoun

ikke

1. (informal or childish) Alternative form of ik (“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-anerkjent ― un-recognized

Derived terms

• ikke-røyker

See also

• ikkje (Nynorsk)

References

• “ikke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈik.ke/

Adverb

ikke

1. not, negating the verb in a sentence"

Synonyms

• ække, ækki

Descendants

• Swedish: icke