nicka
See also: -nička
English
Noun
nicka (plural nickas)
- (euphemistic, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) nigga.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German nicken, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hnīgan (“to bow”). Equivalent to nick + -a.
Verb
nicka (present nickar, preterite nickade, supine nickat, imperative nicka)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nicka | nickas | ||
| supine | nickat | nickats | ||
| imperative | nicka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | nicken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | nickar | nickade | nickas | nickades |
| ind. plural1 | nicka | nickade | nickas | nickades |
| subjunctive2 | nicke | nickade | nickes | nickades |
| present participle | nickande | |||
| past participle | nickad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- nicka till
- nickning
Further reading
- nicka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- nicka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)