vanskelig

Danish

Adjective

vanskelig (neuter vanskeligt, plural and definite singular attributive vanskelige, comparative vanskeligere, superlative (predicative) vanskeligst, superlative (attributive) vanskeligste)

1. difficult

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From vanske +‎ -lig. Related to vond.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

vanskelig (neuter singular vanskelig, definite singular and plural vanskelige, comparative vanskeligere, indefinite superlative vanskeligst, definite superlative vanskeligste)

1. difficult (hard, not easy)
2. hard (difficult)

Derived terms

• vanskeliggjøre
• vanskelighet

See also

• vanskeleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “vanskelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From vanske (“hardship, difficulty”) +‎ -lig.

Adjective

vanskelig (indefinite singular vanskelig, definite singular and plural vanskelige, comparative vanskeligare, indefinite superlative vanskeligast, definite superlative vanskeligaste)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of vanskeleg