lykkelig
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From lykke (“happiness”) + -lig. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg and Swedish lycklig. Compare also Yiddish גליקלעך (gliklekh) and German glücklich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lykkelig
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of lykkelig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | lykkelig | lykkeligere | lykkeligst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | lykkeligt | lykkeligere | lykkeligst2 |
| Plural | lykkelige | lykkeligere | lykkeligst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | lykkelige | lykkeligere | lykkeligste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Antonyms
[edit]- ulykkelig ("unhappy", "miserable", "unfortunate")
Derived terms
[edit]- lykkeligvis ("happily", "fortunately")
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From lykke + -lig. Similar to Danish lykkelig, Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg and Swedish lycklig. Compare also Yiddish גליקלעך (gliklekh) and German glücklich.
Adjective
[edit]lykkelig (neuter singular lykkelig, definite singular and plural lykkelige)
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “lykkelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.