nekaj

See also: nękaj

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited 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)

1. (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)

1. (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

1. 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

1. some, few, a few

Synonyms

• par

Further reading

• “nekaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024