intj

See also: INTJ

English

Noun

intj (plural intjs)

  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of interjection.
    • 1810, John Walker, A critical pronouncing dictionary, and expositor of the English language:
      Welcome ... a. received with gladness, pleasing—intj. used to a new comer—v. a. to receive with kindness
    • 2007, Phan Văn Giưỡng, Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary, page 3:
      ái chài intj: Well, well!

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

An apocopated form of inte, from Old Norse *einkti, a variant of *eittki (whence also ikkje and inkje). Compare int in Northern Sweden and Finland Swedish. The form int was attested in Trøndelag dialect at least since 1698 and was still common until the end of the 19th century, later replaced by itj in most areas. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɲcː/[2]

Adverb

intj

  1. (dialectal, obsolete, Trøndelag) not

See also

References

  1. ^ A. Dalen; J. R. Hagland; S. Hårstad; H. Rydving; O. Stemshaug (2008), Trøndersk språkhistorie: Språkforhold i ein region
  2. ^ J. Reitan (1932), Rørosmålet, page 119
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