lykke

See also: Lykke

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German lucke, gelucke.

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German lucke, gelucke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyke/, [ˈlʏʷ.kə]

Noun

lykke m (definite singular lykken, indefinite plural lykkar, definite plural lykkane)

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

Derived terms

References

“lykke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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