uheldig
Danish
Etymology
From uheld (“bad luck”) + -ig or u- (“un-”) + heldig (“lucky”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
uheldig
- unlucky, unfortunate
- unfortunate, inopportune, untimely
- unsuccessful
- unfavourable, unfavorable
- bad
- inadvisable
Inflection
Inflection of uheldig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | uheldig | uheldigere | uheldigst2 |
Indefinite 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
Derived terms
- uheldighed ("unluckiness")
- uheldigvis ("unfortunately")
References
- “uheldig” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
uheldig (neuter singular uheldig, definite singular and plural uheldige)
Related terms
References
- “uheldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
uheldig (neuter singular uheldig, definite singular and plural uheldige)
Related terms
References
- “uheldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Danish terms suffixed with -ig
- Danish terms prefixed with u-
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with u-
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with u-
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives