ikkje

See also: ikke, ekki, and ikki

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • ikkj’ (dialectal, apocope)
  • ’kje (shortened form)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɪçːə/, [²ɪç.çə], [²ɪ.c͡çːə], [²ɪc.cə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Norwegian eikki, from Old Norse ekki. Also an unstressed form of inkje, from Middle Norwegian eikki with -n- from eingin (> ingen). Cognate with Faroese ikki, Icelandic ekki, Swedish icke and Danish ikke.

Adverb

ikkje

  1. not
    Han såg ikkje oss.
    He did not see us.
  2. don't
    Ikkje gjer det.
    Don't do it.

Determiner

ikkje

  1. (nonstandard, chiefly dialectal) neuter singular of ingen
    Eg var der og ikkje fekk.
    I was there and I got nothing.

References
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