uheldig

Danish

Etymology

From uheld (“bad luck”) +‎ -ig or u- (“un-”) +‎ heldig (“lucky”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uhɛldi/, [uˈhɛlˀd̥i]

Adjective

uheldig

1. unlucky, unfortunate
2. unfortunate, inopportune, untimely
3. unsuccessful
4. unfavourable, unfavorable
5. bad
6. inadvisable

Inflection

Inflection of uheldig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	uheldig	uheldigere	uheldigst2
Neuter singular	uheldigt	uheldigere	uheldigst2
Plural	uheldige	uheldigere	uheldigst2
Definite attributive1	uheldige	uheldigere	uheldigste
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

• heldig

Derived terms

• uheldighed ("unluckiness")
• uheldigvis ("unfortunately")

References

• “uheldig” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From u- +‎ heldig

Adjective

uheldig (neuter singular uheldig, definite singular and plural uheldige)

1. unlucky, unfortunate

References

• “uheldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From u- +‎ heldig

Adjective

uheldig (neuter singular uheldig, definite singular and plural uheldige)

1. unlucky, unfortunate

References

• “uheldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.