nikka

See also: Nikka and -nikka

English

Alternative forms

• nikkah

Etymology

Modification of nigger or nigga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪkə/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɪkə
• Homophones: knicker, nicker (non-rhotic)

Noun

nikka (plural nikkas or nikkaz)

1. (slang) A bowdlerization of nigga used as a reclaimed sense of nigger.
   • 2004, Arar Han, John Y. Hsu, Asian American X

     Then there's the wigga (wannabe nigga, to fit everyone), who will probably have all that AzN PrldE junk, yet call everyone "nigga" or "nikka" trying to be black.

   What's crackin' my nikka?

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish nikke, from Middle Low German nicken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪʰkːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪʰkːa
• Homophone: nikkað

Verb

nikka (third person singular past indicative nikkaði, third person plural past indicative nikkaðu, supine nikkað)

1. nod
2. bow

Conjugation

Conjugation of nikka (group v-30)

infinitive	nikka
supine	nikkað
	present	past
first singular	nikki	nikkaði
second singular	nikkar	nikkaði
third singular	nikkar	nikkaði
plural	nikka	nikkaðu
participle (a6)1	nikkandi	nikkaður
	imperative
singular	nikka!
plural	nikkið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

• (bow): bukka, níga

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nikka, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikːɑ/, [ˈnikːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nik‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): nik‧ka

Noun

nikka

1. synonym of hikka (“hiccups”)

Declension

Inflection of nikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative		nikka	nikat
genitive		nikan	nikkojen
partitive		nikkaa	nikkoja
illative		nikkaan	nikkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nikka	nikat
accusative	nom.	nikka	nikat
	gen.	nikan
genitive		nikan	nikkojen nikkain rare
partitive		nikkaa	nikkoja
inessive		nikassa	nikoissa
elative		nikasta	nikoista
illative		nikkaan	nikkoihin
adessive		nikalla	nikoilla
ablative		nikalta	nikoilta
allative		nikalle	nikoille
essive		nikkana	nikkoina
translative		nikaksi	nikoiksi
abessive		nikatta	nikoitta
instructive		—	nikoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nikkani nikkani accusative nom. nikkani nikkani gen. nikkani genitive nikkani nikkojeni nikkaini rare partitive nikkaani nikkojani inessive nikassani nikoissani elative nikastani nikoistani illative nikkaani nikkoihini adessive nikallani nikoillani ablative nikaltani nikoiltani allative nikalleni nikoilleni essive nikkanani nikkoinani translative nikakseni nikoikseni abessive nikattani nikoittani instructive — — comitative — nikkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nikkasi nikkasi accusative nom. nikkasi nikkasi gen. nikkasi genitive nikkasi nikkojesi nikkaisi rare partitive nikkaasi nikkojasi inessive nikassasi nikoissasi elative nikastasi nikoistasi illative nikkaasi nikkoihisi adessive nikallasi nikoillasi ablative nikaltasi nikoiltasi allative nikallesi nikoillesi essive nikkanasi nikkoinasi translative nikaksesi nikoiksesi abessive nikattasi nikoittasi instructive — — comitative — nikkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nikkamme nikkamme accusative nom. nikkamme nikkamme gen. nikkamme genitive nikkamme nikkojemme nikkaimme rare partitive nikkaamme nikkojamme inessive nikassamme nikoissamme elative nikastamme nikoistamme illative nikkaamme nikkoihimme adessive nikallamme nikoillamme ablative nikaltamme nikoiltamme allative nikallemme nikoillemme essive nikkanamme nikkoinamme translative nikaksemme nikoiksemme abessive nikattamme nikoittamme instructive — — comitative — nikkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nikkanne nikkanne accusative nom. nikkanne nikkanne gen. nikkanne genitive nikkanne nikkojenne nikkainne rare partitive nikkaanne nikkojanne inessive nikassanne nikoissanne elative nikastanne nikoistanne illative nikkaanne nikkoihinne adessive nikallanne nikoillanne ablative nikaltanne nikoiltanne allative nikallenne nikoillenne essive nikkananne nikkoinanne translative nikaksenne nikoiksenne abessive nikattanne nikoittanne instructive — — comitative — nikkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nikkansa nikkansa accusative nom. nikkansa nikkansa gen. nikkansa genitive nikkansa nikkojensa nikkainsa rare partitive nikkaansa nikkojaan nikkojansa inessive nikassaan nikassansa nikoissaan nikoissansa elative nikastaan nikastansa nikoistaan nikoistansa illative nikkaansa nikkoihinsa adessive nikallaan nikallansa nikoillaan nikoillansa ablative nikaltaan nikaltansa nikoiltaan nikoiltansa allative nikalleen nikallensa nikoilleen nikoillensa essive nikkanaan nikkanansa nikkoinaan nikkoinansa translative nikakseen nikaksensa nikoikseen nikoiksensa abessive nikattaan nikattansa nikoittaan nikoittansa instructive — — comitative — nikkoineen nikkoinensa

Derived terms

• nikottaa

Anagrams

• -kkain, kakin, kanki, kikan, nakki

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Danish nikke.

Verb

nikka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nikkaði, supine nikkað)

1. to make a slight movement with the head to greet someone or to point to something
2. to nod

   Synonym: kinka kolli

3. (soccer) to head, to strike a soccer ball with the head

   Hann sendi áfram á Steingrím Jóhannesson sem nikkaði boltanum með kollinum framhjá varnarmanni Fylkis ― He passed to Steingrímur Jóhannesson who headed the ball past the Fylkir defender.

Conjugation

nikka – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að nikka
supine sagnbót		nikkað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		nikkandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	nikka	nikkaði		nikki	nikkaði
	þú	nikkar	nikkaðir		nikkir	nikkaðir
	hann, hún, það	nikkar	nikkaði		nikki	nikkaði
plural	við	nikkum	nikkuðum		nikkum	nikkuðum
	þið	nikkið	nikkuðuð		nikkið	nikkuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	nikka	nikkuðu		nikki	nikkuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	nikka (þú), nikkaðu
plural	þið	nikkið (þið), nikkiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

nikkast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að nikkast
supine sagnbót		nikkast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		nikkandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	nikkast	nikkaðist		nikkist	nikkaðist
	þú	nikkast	nikkaðist		nikkist	nikkaðist
	hann, hún, það	nikkast	nikkaðist		nikkist	nikkaðist
plural	við	nikkumst	nikkuðumst		nikkumst	nikkuðumst
	þið	nikkist	nikkuðust		nikkist	nikkuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	nikkast	nikkuðust		nikkist	nikkuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	nikkast (þú), nikkastu
plural	þið	nikkist (þið), nikkisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

nikkaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	nikkaður	nikkuð	nikkað	nikkaðir	nikkaðar	nikkuð
accusative (þolfall)	nikkaðan	nikkaða	nikkað	nikkaða	nikkaðar	nikkuð
dative (þágufall)	nikkuðum	nikkaðri	nikkuðu	nikkuðum	nikkuðum	nikkuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	nikkaðs	nikkaðrar	nikkaðs	nikkaðra	nikkaðra	nikkaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	nikkaði	nikkaða	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkuðu	nikkuðu
accusative (þolfall)	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkuðu	nikkuðu
dative (þágufall)	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkuðu	nikkuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkaða	nikkuðu	nikkuðu	nikkuðu

Etymology 2

Clipping of harmónikka.

Noun

nikka f (genitive singular nikku, nominative plural nikkur)

1. accordion

Declension

Declension of nikka (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nikka	nikkan	nikkur	nikkurnar
accusative	nikku	nikkuna	nikkur	nikkurnar
dative	nikku	nikkunni	nikkum	nikkunum
genitive	nikku	nikkunnar	nikkna, nikka	nikknanna, nikkanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “nikka”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “nikka” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Japanese

Romanization

nikka

1. Rōmaji transcription of にっか

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• nikket

Verb

nikka

1. inflection of nikke:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• nikke

Etymology

From Middle Low German nicken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nɪkːɑ/

Verb

nikka (present tense nikkar, past tense nikka, past participle nikka, passive infinitive nikkast, present participle nikkande, imperative nikka/nikk)

1. to nod (bow one's head)
2. (soccer) to head (to play the ball with one's head)

References

• “nikka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.