tilfeldig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German zufällig, compare with tilfelle (“instance, case, occurrence, incident”).

Adjective

tilfeldig (neuter singular tilfeldig, definite singular and plural tilfeldige)

1. accidental, casual, occasional, incidental, random
2. (as an adverb) by coincidence

Synonyms

• vilkårlig

Derived terms

• tilfeldighet
• tilfeldigvis

References

• “tilfeldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tilfelleleg, tilfellelig (non-standard since 2012)

Etymology

From German zufällig, compare with tilfelle (“instance, case, occurrence, incident”).

Adjective

tilfeldig (indefinite singular tilfeldig, definite singular and plural tilfeldige)

1. accidental, casual, occasional, incidental, random
2. (as an adverb) by coincidence

Derived terms

• tilfeldigvis

References

• “tilfeldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.