inga årsak

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • inga orsak (non-standard spelling)

Etymology

Literally, no cause. Similar to Faroese eingin orsøk, Swedish ingen orsak, Norwegian Bokmål ingen årsak and Danish ingen årsag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪŋːa ɔːʂaːk/ (not guttural R dialects)

Interjection

inga årsak

  1. it's nothing (response to a “thank you”)

Synonyms