hygge
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Danish hygge or Norwegian hygge.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hygge (uncountable)
- (chiefly UK) Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality. [from 21st c.]
- 2016 November 22, Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian:
- According to this now vast popular literature, the creation of an atmosphere of hygge is aided by gløgg (mulled wine), meatballs and cardamom buns.
Translations edit
cosiness, conviviality
Adjective edit
hygge
- (chiefly UK) Cosy, convivial. [from 21st c.]
- 2015, Helen Russell, The Year of Living Danishly, Icon Books Ltd, →ISBN:
- ‘So, where are they all? What's everyone doing?’
‘They're getting hygge,’ she tells me, making a noise that sounds a little like she has something stuck in her throat.
Usage notes edit
- Used in Danish or Norwegian contexts.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish hyggæ (“to think”), from Old Norse hyggja (“to think”), from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (“to think, reconsider”). The modern meaning has been taken over from Norwegian in the 19th century.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hygge c (singular definite hyggen, not used in plural form)
Declension edit
Declension of hygge
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hygge | hyggen |
genitive | hygges | hyggens |
Verb edit
hygge
- (intransitive) to have a good time
- (intransitive) to make it comfortable, cozy (with the preposition om)
- (reflexive) to have a good time, enjoy oneself
Conjugation edit
Inflection of hygge
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
- hyggje (j-infix)
Noun edit
hygge f (definite singular hygga, indefinite plural hygger, definite plural hyggene)
Noun edit
hygge n (definite singular hygget, indefinite plural hygge, definite plural hygga)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
hygge (present tense hygger, past tense hygde, supine hygd or hygt, past participle hygd, present participle hyggande, imperative hygg)
References edit
- “hygge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.