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ekki.

not

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈɛhcɪ][ɪc(ː)ɪ][ɛçɪ]

  1. not

    Ég er ekki Alda!
    Ég fer ekki í dag því ég fann ekki vegabréfið mitt.

  2. don't

    Ekki fara!
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse ekki (“nothing”), from eitt (neuter of einn (“one”)) + negative suffix -gi, -ki.

noun[ˈɛhcɪ]

  1. sob, sobbing

    masculine

  2. sorrow, sadness

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse ekki, from Proto-Germanic *inkô.

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