ikke skade

Russenorsk

Etymology

From Danicized Norwegian skader ikke or a Calque of Russian не повредит (ne povredit), both with the same meaning. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skadar ikkje, dialectal Norwegian skade itj and English it wouldn't hurt.

Pronunciation

Uncertain. Possible examples:

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪkːə.ˈskɑːdə/ (Norwegian accent)
• IPA^(key): /ɪkʲɪˈskadɨ/ (Russian accent)

Phrase

ikke skade

1. it wouldn't hurt (to do smth.)

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, page 114