Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• nek

Particle

nȅka ‎(Cyrillic spelling не̏ка)

1. let, may

References

• “neka” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

From nej ‎(“no”), similar to jaka ‎(“to say yes”). From Old Swedish neka, Norwegian neikka, Danish nege, applying a -k suffix to Icelandic nei and Old Swedish ne. This goes further back to Germanic nikon. There is also an additional -t suffix in Swedish dialectal näkta, south Swedish nejta, Danish negte, Norwegian nekta

Verb

neka

1. to say no, to deny, to refuse, to disallow

Conjugation

Related terms

• förneka
• nej
• nekan

References

• neka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)