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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Macedonian ќе (ḱe).
Noun
kje (plural kjes)
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter Ќ / ќ.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic *kidją.
Noun
kje n (definite singular kjeet, indefinite plural kje, definite plural kjea or kjeene)
- a goatling, kid
- the meat of a goatling
References
- “kje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kið (“goatling”), from Proto-Germanic *kidją.
Pronunciation
Noun
kje n (definite singular kjeet, indefinite plural kje, definite plural kjea)
- a goatling, kid
Etymology 2
Short form of ikkje.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kje
- not (in unstressed position, primarily in poetry)
Det er kje der.- It is not there.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
kje
- imperative of kjea
References
- “kje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъde.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kjẹ̄
- where (in what place)
- where (the place in/at which; the place from which)
Further reading
- “kje”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024