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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
indefinite 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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Derived terms

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References

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