inga årsak

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• inga orsak (non-standard spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “no cause”. Similar to Faroese eingin orsøk, Swedish ingen orsak, Norwegian Bokmål ingen årsak and Danish ingen årsag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪŋːa ɔːʂaːk/ (not guttural R dialects)

Interjection

inga årsak

1. it's nothing (response to a “thank you”)

Synonyms

• det var så lite