icke
icke as an adverb
Meaning
non-
In Swedish: inte, ej
icke as a noun(ett icke)
Meaning
the Boolean function "not"
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett icke |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | icket |
icke is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort icke, det stora icket. Check another noun
Practise icke
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icke in a sentence
- Jag trodde det skulle finnas glass kvar i frysen, men ickeI thought there would be ice cream left in the freezer, but no (somewhat jocular formality – inte is unidiomatic here)
Words built with icke
- ickevåldsförsvar non-smoker
Questions
What does icke mean in English?
icke means “non-”.
Is it en icke or ett icke?
It is ett icke, and “the the Boolean function "not"” is icket.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish ækki, ække, ikke, originally the nominative neuter of ængin (“no one, nobody”).
Nearby common words
icke is number 2,427 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,423parkera park
- 2,424flygplan airplane, aeroplane (a winged aircraft)
- 2,425version version
- 2,426råda to advise (give advice (to someone)), synonym of bestämma (in the sense of "(get to) decide"), (often) to rule, to reign
- 2,428pinsamt embarrassing
- 2,429överväga consider, be in the majority
- 2,430ägna spend, devote
- 2,431black dun (of a horse), broke (without money)
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary