kje

See also: -kje, kjê, KJE, ikke, ekki, and ikki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Macedonian ќе (ḱe).

Noun

kje (plural kjes)

1. 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)

1. a goatling, kid
2. 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)

1. a goatling, kid

Etymology 2

Short form of ikkje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çə/

Adverb

kje

1. not (in unstressed position, primarily in poetry)

   Det er kje der.

   It is not there.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çeː/

Verb

kje

1. imperative of kjea

References

• “kje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kjèː/, /kjéː/

Adverb

kjẹ̄

1. where (in what place)
2. 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