nicka
See also: -nička
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]nicka (plural nickas)
- (euphemistic, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) nigga.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German nicken, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hnīgan (“to bow”). Equivalent to nick + -a.
Verb
[edit]nicka (present nickar, preterite nickade, supine nickat, imperative nicka)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of nicka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | nicka | nickas | ||
| Supine | nickat | nickats | ||
| Imperative | nicka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | nicken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | nickar | nickade | nickas | nickades |
| Ind. plural1 | nicka | nickade | nickas | nickades |
| Subjunctive2 | nicke | nickade | nickes | nickades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | nickande | |||
| Past participle | nickad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- nicka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- nicka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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