lykke

See also: Lykke

Danish

Etymology

From 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

  • IPA(key): /løkə/, [ˈløɡ̊ə]
  • Homophone: løkke

Noun

lykke c (singular definite lykken, not used in plural form)

  1. happiness
  2. (good) luck, fortune
  3. blessing

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish lykke, from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyke/, [ˈlʏʷ.kə]

Noun

lykke m (definite singular lykken, indefinite plural lykker, definite plural lykkene)

  1. happiness
  2. (good) luck, fortune
  3. blessing

Derived terms

References

“lykke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyke/, [ˈlʏʷ.kə]

Noun

lykke f (definite singular lykka, indefinite plural lykker, definite plural lykkene)

  1. Alternative form of lukke

References

“lykke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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