heldig

Danish

Etymology

From held (“luck”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛld̥i]

Adjective

heldig (neuter heldigt, plural and definite singular attributive heldige, comparative heldigere, superlative (predicative) heldigst, superlative (attributive) heldigste)

1. lucky, fortunate
2. successful
3. favorable
4. beneficial, good
5. advisable
6. suitable
7. happy, felicitous

Inflection

Inflection of heldig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	heldig	heldigere	heldigst2
Indefinite neuter singular	heldigt	heldigere	heldigst2
Plural	heldige	heldigere	heldigst2
Definite attributive1	heldige	heldigere	heldigste
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

• uheldig

References

• “heldig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish heldig.

Adjective

heldig (neuter singular heldig, definite singular and plural heldige, comparative heldigere, indefinite superlative heldigst, definite superlative heldigste)

1. lucky, fortunate

Antonyms

• uheldig

Derived terms

• heldigvis

References

• “heldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Danish heldig.

Adjective

heldig (neuter singular heldig, definite singular and plural heldige, comparative heldigare, indefinite superlative heldigast, definite superlative heldigaste)

1. lucky, fortunate

Antonyms

• uheldig

Derived terms

• heldigvis

References

• “heldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.