lycka
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke. According to the OED, it may be related to the source of English lock (compare Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, to shut”)).
Compare Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke, and Norwegian Nynorsk lukke f. Compare also English luck, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), West Frisian gelok, Dutch and Afrikaans geluk, Saramaccan and Sranan Tongo koloku.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlycka c
Usage notes
editThe better translation of luck is usually tur. Lycka is luck more in the sense of happiness from good fortune.
Declension
editDeclension of lycka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lycka | lyckan | lyckor | lyckorna |
Genitive | lyckas | lyckans | lyckors | lyckornas |
Related terms
editEtymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
editlycka (present lycker, preterite lyckte, supine lyckt, imperative lyck)
- (archaic except in "bakom lyckta dörrar") to close (a door, gate, or the like)
Conjugation
editConjugation of lycka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | lycka | lyckas | ||
Supine | lyckt | lyckts | ||
Imperative | lyck | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | lycken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | lycker | lyckte | lycks, lyckes | lycktes |
Ind. plural1 | lycka | lyckte | lyckas | lycktes |
Subjunctive2 | lycke | lyckte | lyckes | lycktes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | lyckande | |||
Past participle | lyckt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also
editReferences
edit- lycka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lycka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lycka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
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