Danish

Alternative forms

• ik'
• ikk'

Adverb

ikke

1. not, -n't (negation, denial, refusal)
2. not, -n't (in a question when you want the answer to be yes)

   Er du ikke sulten? Nej jeg er mæt. - Art thou not hungry? No, I am full.

3. isn't it so?, don't you?, can't he?

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

ik·ke

Pronoun

ikke

1. (informal) ik

   Narcist in actie: Ikke, ikke, ikke en de rest kan stikken!

   Narcissist in action : me, me, me and the rest can choke!

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki ‎(“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪkə/

Adverb

ikke

1. not

   kan ikke - cannot, can't

2. never
3. no
4. omit
5. non- (usually hyphenated, but not always)

Derived terms

• ikke-røyker

References

• “ikke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.