ulykkelig

Danish

Etymology

From u- +‎ lykkelig (“happy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uløɡəli/, [uˈløɡ̊əli]

Adjective

ulykkelig

  1. unhappy,
  2. miserable, wretched
  3. unfortunate
  4. disastrous
  5. ill-fated, ill-starred
  6. deplorable

Inflection
Inflection of ulykkelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular ulykkelig ulykkeligere ulykkeligst2
Neuter singular ulykkeligt ulykkeligere ulykkeligst2
Plural ulykkelige ulykkeligere ulykkeligst2
Definite attributive1 ulykkelige ulykkeligere ulykkeligste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms
  • ulykkelighed
  • ulykkeligvis (“unfortunately, unhappily”)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From u- +‎ lykkelig

Adjective

ulykkelig (neuter singular ulykkelig, definite singular and plural ulykkelige)

  1. unhappy

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • ulykkeligvis

See also

References
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