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.

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