nekaj

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nečьto, *něčьto, re-formed by analogy with káj; cognate with Slovene nekaj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnèːkaj/, /ˈnéːkaj/

Pronoun

nekaj (Cyrillic spelling некај)

  1. (Kajkavian) something

Declension

Declension of nekaj
singular
nominative nekaj
genitive nečeg(a)
dative nečemu
accusative nečeg(a)
vocative —
locative nečem(u)
instrumental nečim

Adverb

nekaj (Cyrillic spelling некај)

  1. (Kajkavian) some, few, a few

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nečьto, *něčьto, re-formed by analogy with káj; cognate with Serbo-Croatian nekaj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nèːkaj/, /néːkaj/

Pronoun

nẹ̄kaj

  1. something

Inflection

Declension of nekdó/nékaj (pronoun, irregular)
masc./fem. neuter
nominative nekdó nékaj
accusative nekóga nékaj
genitive nekóga nečésa
dative nekómu nečému
locative nekóm nečém
instrumental nekóm nečím

Adverb

nẹ̄kaj

  1. some, few, a few

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “nekaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
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