hyggelig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hyggelig
Inflection edit
Inflection of hyggelig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | hyggelig | hyggeligere | hyggeligst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | hyggeligt | hyggeligere | hyggeligst2 |
Plural | hyggelige | hyggeligere | hyggeligst2 |
Definite attributive1 | hyggelige | hyggeligere | hyggeligste |
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. |
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: huggulegur
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hyggelig (neuter singular hyggelig, definite singular and plural hyggelige)
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Interjection edit
hyggelig
- hello (greeting)
Usage notes edit
The use of hyggelig as a greeting is synecdoche from its appearance in the Norwegian phrase hyggelig å hilse på deg (“nice to meet/see you”). As such, it most frequently appears following other words of greeting, as in Hei! Hyggelig! or Hallo, hyggelig.
See also edit
References edit
- “hyggelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.