niga

See also: níga

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -nika.

Verb

niga

1. to give

Kashubian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲi.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: ni‧ga

Adverb

niga (not comparable)

1. never

   Synonym: nigdë

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “nigdy”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “niga”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish nīgha, from Old Norse hníga, from Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną.

Verb

niga (present niger, preterite neg, supine nigit, imperative nig)

1. to bow, curtsey, sink down

Conjugation

Conjugation of niga (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	niga		nigas
supine	nigit		nigits
imperative	nig		—
imper. plural1	nigen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	niger	neg	nigs, niges	negs
ind. plural1	niga	nego	nigas	negos
subjunctive2	nige	nege	niges	neges
present participle		nigande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• nigning

Further reading

• niga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• Inga, inga