lykkelig

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Danish

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Etymology

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From lykke (happiness) +‎ -lig. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg and Swedish lycklig. Compare also Yiddish גליקלעך (gliklekh) and German glücklich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /løɡəli/, [ˈløɡ̊əli]

Adjective

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lykkelig

  1. happy, delighted
  2. fortunate

Inflection

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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

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  • ulykkelig ("unhappy", "miserable", "unfortunate")

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From lykke +‎ -lig. Similar to Danish lykkelig, Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg and Swedish lycklig. Compare also Yiddish גליקלעך (gliklekh) and German glücklich.

Adjective

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lykkelig (neuter singular lykkelig, definite singular and plural lykkelige)

  1. happy

Antonyms

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References

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