leilighet
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German legelichēt (“situation”), form the adjective legelik (“situated”). Compare Middle Low German legenhēt (“situation, opportunity”) (whence Swedish lägenhet (“apartment”)) from legen (“lying”) and German Gelegenheit (“opportunity, facilities, accommodation”) from gelegen (“lying”).
Noun edit
leilighet f or m (definite singular leiligheta or leiligheten, indefinite plural leiligheter, definite plural leilighetene)
- a flat (UK) or apartment (US)
- opportunity, occasion (like German Gelegenheit)
See also edit
- leilegheit (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “leilighet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.