lykkelig

Danish

Etymology

From lykke (“happiness”) +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /løɡəli/, [ˈløɡ̊əli]

Adjective

lykkelig

  1. happy, delighted
  2. fortunate

Inflection
Inflection of lykkelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular lykkelig lykkeligere lykkeligst2
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
  • ulykkelig ("unhappy", "miserable", "unfortunate")

Derived terms
  • lykkeligvis ("happily", "fortunately")

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From lykke +‎ -lig.

Adjective

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

  1. happy

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • lykkeligvis
  • overlykkelig

References
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