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Danish
Etymology
From earlier næp (“small, low”), probably related to Old Norse hneppr (“button”) and hneppa (“pinch”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
næppe
- probably not (referring to likelihood)
- Det er næppe muligt at tilfredsstille alle den her gang.
- It is probably not possible to satisfy everyone this time.
- hardly (referring to quantity)
2017, Harald Herdal, Rast undervejs, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Hun gik så helt i sit eget, så næppe noget, hørte næppe noget.- Then, she went entirely into herself, hardly saw anything, hardly heard anything.
2017, Arne Falk-Rønne, Dr. Klapperslange, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Næppe et minut efter smælder regnen ned over dem ...- Hardly a minut later, the rain is pouring down on them ...
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