nikka

See also: Nikka and -nikka

English

Alternative forms

• nikkah

Etymology

Modification of nigger or nigga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪkə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkə
• Homophones: knicker, nicker (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

nikka (plural nikkas or nikkaz)

1. (slang) A bowdlerization of nigga used as a reclaimed sense of nigger.
   • 2004, Arar Han, John Y. Hsu, Asian American X

     Then there's the wigga (wannabe nigga, to fit everyone), who will probably have all that AzN PrldE junk, yet call everyone "nigga" or "nikka" trying to be black.

   What's crackin' my nikka?

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish nikke, from Middle Low German nicken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪʰkːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪʰkːa
• Homophone: nikkað

Verb

nikka (third person singular past indicative nikkaði, third person plural past indicative nikkaðu, supine nikkað)

1. nod
2. bow

Conjugation

Conjugation of nikka (group v-30)
infinitive	nikka
supine	nikkað
participle (a6)1	nikkandi	nikkaður
	present	past
first singular	nikki	nikkaði
second singular	nikkar	nikkaði
third singular	nikkar	nikkaði
plural	nikka	nikkaðu
	imperative
singular	nikka!
plural	nikkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

• (bow): bukka, níga

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nikka, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikːɑ/, [ˈnikːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nik‧ka

Noun

nikka

1. hiccups

Declension

Inflection of nikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative		nikka	nikat
genitive		nikan	nikkojen
partitive		nikkaa	nikkoja
illative		nikkaan	nikkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nikka	nikat
accusative	nom.	nikka	nikat
	gen.	nikan
genitive		nikan	nikkojen nikkainrare
partitive		nikkaa	nikkoja
inessive		nikassa	nikoissa
elative		nikasta	nikoista
illative		nikkaan	nikkoihin
adessive		nikalla	nikoilla
ablative		nikalta	nikoilta
allative		nikalle	nikoille
essive		nikkana	nikkoina
translative		nikaksi	nikoiksi
abessive		nikatta	nikoitta
instructive		—	nikoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nikkani nikkani accusative nom. nikkani nikkani gen. nikkani genitive nikkani nikkojeni nikkainirare partitive nikkaani nikkojani inessive nikassani nikoissani elative nikastani nikoistani illative nikkaani nikkoihini adessive nikallani nikoillani ablative nikaltani nikoiltani allative nikalleni nikoilleni essive nikkanani nikkoinani translative nikakseni nikoikseni abessive nikattani nikoittani instructive — — comitative — nikkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nikkasi nikkasi accusative nom. nikkasi nikkasi gen. nikkasi genitive nikkasi nikkojesi nikkaisirare partitive nikkaasi nikkojasi inessive nikassasi nikoissasi elative nikastasi nikoistasi illative nikkaasi nikkoihisi adessive nikallasi nikoillasi ablative nikaltasi nikoiltasi allative nikallesi nikoillesi essive nikkanasi nikkoinasi translative nikaksesi nikoiksesi abessive nikattasi nikoittasi instructive — — comitative — nikkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nikkamme nikkamme accusative nom. nikkamme nikkamme gen. nikkamme genitive nikkamme nikkojemme nikkaimmerare partitive nikkaamme nikkojamme inessive nikassamme nikoissamme elative nikastamme nikoistamme illative nikkaamme nikkoihimme adessive nikallamme nikoillamme ablative nikaltamme nikoiltamme allative nikallemme nikoillemme essive nikkanamme nikkoinamme translative nikaksemme nikoiksemme abessive nikattamme nikoittamme instructive — — comitative — nikkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nikkanne nikkanne accusative nom. nikkanne nikkanne gen. nikkanne genitive nikkanne nikkojenne nikkainnerare partitive nikkaanne nikkojanne inessive nikassanne nikoissanne elative nikastanne nikoistanne illative nikkaanne nikkoihinne adessive nikallanne nikoillanne ablative nikaltanne nikoiltanne allative nikallenne nikoillenne essive nikkananne nikkoinanne translative nikaksenne nikoiksenne abessive nikattanne nikoittanne instructive — — comitative — nikkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nikkansa nikkansa accusative nom. nikkansa nikkansa gen. nikkansa genitive nikkansa nikkojensa nikkainsarare partitive nikkaansa nikkojaan nikkojansa inessive nikassaan nikassansa nikoissaan nikoissansa elative nikastaan nikastansa nikoistaan nikoistansa illative nikkaansa nikkoihinsa adessive nikallaan nikallansa nikoillaan nikoillansa ablative nikaltaan nikaltansa nikoiltaan nikoiltansa allative nikalleen nikallensa nikoilleen nikoillensa essive nikkanaan nikkanansa nikkoinaan nikkoinansa translative nikakseen nikaksensa nikoikseen nikoiksensa abessive nikattaan nikattansa nikoittaan nikoittansa instructive — — comitative — nikkoineen nikkoinensa

Synonyms

• hikka

Related terms

• nikotella
• nikottaa
• nikotuttaa

Anagrams

• -kkain, kakin, kanki, kikan, nakki

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Danish nikke.

Verb

nikka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nikkaði, supine nikkað)

1. to make a slight movement with the head to greet someone or to point to something
2. to nod

   Synonym: kinka kolli

3. (soccer) to head, to strike a soccer ball with the head

   Hann sendi áfram á Steingrím Jóhannesson sem nikkaði boltanum með kollinum framhjá varnarmanni Fylkis[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

nikka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að nikka
supine (sagnbót)		nikkað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		nikkandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég nikka	við nikkum	present (nútíð)	ég nikki	við nikkum
	þú nikkar	þið nikkið		þú nikkir	þið nikkið
	hann, hún, það nikkar	þeir, þær, þau nikka		hann, hún, það nikki	þeir, þær, þau nikki
past (þátíð)	ég nikkaði	við nikkuðum	past (þátíð)	ég nikkaði	við nikkuðum
	þú nikkaðir	þið nikkuðuð		þú nikkaðir	þið nikkuðuð
	hann, hún, það nikkaði	þeir, þær, þau nikkuðu		hann, hún, það nikkaði	þeir, þær, þau nikkuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	nikka (þú)	nikkið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	nikkaðu	nikkiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

nikkast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að nikkast
supine (sagnbót)		nikkast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		nikkandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég nikkast	við nikkumst	present (nútíð)	ég nikkist	við nikkumst
	þú nikkast	þið nikkist		þú nikkist	þið nikkist
	hann, hún, það nikkast	þeir, þær, þau nikkast		hann, hún, það nikkist	þeir, þær, þau nikkist
past (þátíð)	ég nikkaðist	við nikkuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég nikkaðist	við nikkuðumst
	þú nikkaðist	þið nikkuðust		þú nikkaðist	þið nikkuðust
	hann, hún, það nikkaðist	þeir, þær, þau nikkuðust		hann, hún, það nikkaðist	þeir, þær, þau nikkuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	nikkast (þú)	nikkist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	nikkastu	nikkisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

nikkaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	nikkaður	nikkuð	nikkað		nikkaðir	nikkaðar	nikkuð
accusative (þolfall)	nikkaðan	nikkaða	nikkað		nikkaða	nikkaðar	nikkuð
dative (þágufall)	nikkuðum	nikkaðri	nikkuðu		nikkuðum	nikkuðum	nikkuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	nikkaðs	nikkaðrar	nikkaðs		nikkaðra	nikkaðra	nikkaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	nikkaði	nikkaða	nikkaða		nikkuðu	nikkuðu	nikkuðu
accusative (þolfall)	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkaða		nikkuðu	nikkuðu	nikkuðu
dative (þágufall)	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkaða		nikkuðu	nikkuðu	nikkuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkaða		nikkuðu	nikkuðu	nikkuðu

Etymology 2

Clipping of harmónikka.

Noun

nikka f (genitive singular nikku, nominative plural nikkur)

1. accordion

Declension

declension of nikka

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nikka	nikkan	nikkur	nikkurnar
accusative	nikku	nikkuna	nikkur	nikkurnar
dative	nikku	nikkunni	nikkum	nikkunum
genitive	nikku	nikkunnar	nikka/nikkna	nikkanna/nikknanna

Japanese

Romanization

nikka

1. Rōmaji transcription of にっか

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• nikket

Verb

nikka

1. inflection of nikke:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• nikke

Etymology

From Middle Low German nicken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nɪkːɑ/

Verb

nikka (present tense nikkar, past tense nikka, past participle nikka, passive infinitive nikkast, present participle nikkande, imperative nikka/nikk)

1. to nod (bow one's head)
2. (soccer) to head (to play the ball with one's head)

References

• “nikka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.