lykke
See also: Lykke
Danish
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Etymology
[edit]From late Old Norse lykka, lukka, from Middle Low German (ge)lucke, from Proto-Germanic *galukją. Cognate with German Glück (“luck”), Dutch geluk, English luck. Possibly derived from the verb *lūkaną (“to close”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lykke c (singular definite lykken, not used in plural form)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lykke | lykken |
| genitive | lykkes | lykkens |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Danish lykke, from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lykke f or m (definite singular lykka or lykken, indefinite plural lykker, definite plural lykkene)
Derived terms
[edit]- lykkelig (“happy”)
- lykketreff
References
[edit]“lykke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lykke f (definite singular lykka, indefinite plural lykker, definite plural lykkene)
- alternative form of lukke
References
[edit]“lykke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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