kje
See also: -kje, kjê, KJE, ikke, ekki, and ikki
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
- IPA(key): /çeː/
Noun
kje n (definite singular kjeet, indefinite plural kje, definite plural kjea)
- a goatling, kid
Etymology 2
Short form of ikkje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çə/
Adverb
kje
- not (in unstressed position, primarily in poetry)
- Det er kje der.
- It is not there.
- Det er kje der.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çeː/
Verb
kje
- imperative of kjea
References
- “kje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kjèː/, /kjéː/
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, portal Fran