nekaj
See also: nękaj
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
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)
- (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)
- (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
- 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
- some, few, a few
Synonyms
- par
Further reading
- “nekaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran