inte

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See also: inté

Danish

Adverb

inte

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of ikke
    • 1926, Adolph Stender, Skovtrold, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      „Naa, og da de ikke fandt dig, gik du saa hjem?“ „Inte li'e stra's — for saa var'et jo, je' traf din Bro'r?“
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Ligurian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin intus.

Preposition

inte

  1. in, inside
inte + article Combined form
inte + o into
inte + a inta
inte + i inti
inte + e inte
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Contraction of inte (“in”) + e f pl (“the”, definite article).

Contraction

inte

  1. in the (+ a feminine name in the plural)
Coordinate terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɪntə/, Eastern Norway
  • IPA(key): /²entə/, Østfold
  • IPA(key): /²iɲce/, Røros

Adverb

inte

  1. (dialectal) not, mainly older dialects in Eastern Norway.
    Synonym: inkje
    • 1903, Thoralf Grue, Solør og solungen, page 16:
      ...saa høgger je inte en stok meir i Lystadskogen.
      ...then I shall not chop even one more log in the Lystad woods.

Pipil

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adverb

intē

  1. not
    Ina ka inte kimati
    She/he said she/he doesn't know
    Inte niweli nitekiti yek kwak nimayana
    I can't work well when I'm hungry

Particle

intē

  1. no, used to deny or disagree.
    Tikneki chiupi chukulat? — Te, nikwaja wey
    Do you want a piece of chocolate? — No, I already ate a lot

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ænkti, ænti, ingti, from a late form of the nominative neuter of Old Swedish ængin. For an earlier form, see icke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɪntɛ/
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  • (Scania) IPA(key): /²ɛntɛ/

Adverb

inte (not comparable)

  1. not
    Jag har inte gjort det.
    I have not done that.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Tocharian B

Conjunction

inte

  1. if

Venetian

Alternative forms

Preposition

inte

  1. in

Usage notes

  • The alternative forms are used before or after a vowel respectively.
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