inkje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɪnçə/, [²ɪɲçə], [²ɪɲc͡çə], [²ɪŋʲçə]

Determiner

inkje

  1. neuter singular of ingen

Pronoun

inkje

  1. nothing, naught

Derived terms
  • til inkjes

Adverb

inkje

  1. (archaic, dialectal or emphatic) not
    Synonym: ikkje
    • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs], page 135:
      D’er mangt som høver Monnom og inkje Bornom.
      There’s much that suits men, but not children.

References
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