lykke
See also: Lykke
Danish
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Etymology
editFrom Middle Low German (ge)lucke, from Proto-Germanic *galukją, cognate with German Glück (“luck”), Dutch geluk, English luck. Possibly derived from the verb *lūkaną (“to close”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlykke c (singular definite lykken, not used in plural form)
References
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Danish lykke, from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlykke m (definite singular lykken, indefinite plural lykker, definite plural lykkene)
Derived terms
edit- lykkelig (“happy”)
- lykketreff
References
edit“lykke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlykke f (definite singular lykka, indefinite plural lykker, definite plural lykkene)
- Alternative form of lukke
References
edit“lykke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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