hygge
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Danish hygge or Norwegian hygge.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithygge (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
editcosiness, conviviality
Adjective
edithygge
- (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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
edithygge c (singular definite hyggen, not used in plural form)
Declension
editDeclension of hygge
common gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hygge | hyggen |
genitive | hygges | hyggens |
Verb
edithygge
- (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
editInflection of hygge
Derived terms
editReferences
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
edit- hyggje (j-infix)
Noun
edithygge f (definite singular hygga, indefinite plural hygger, definite plural hyggene)
Noun
edithygge n (definite singular hygget, indefinite plural hygge, definite plural hygga)
Etymology 2
editVerb
edithygge (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.
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