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hyggelig

hyggelig

Danish

Adjective

hyggelig

  1. nice, friendly
  2. cozy, comfortable, snug
  3. awesome
  4. homey

Inflection

Inflection of hyggelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular hyggelig hyggeligere hyggeligst2
Neuter singular hyggeligt hyggeligere hyggeligst2
Plural hyggelige hyggeligere hyggeligst2
Definite attributive1 hyggelige hyggeligere hyggeligste
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.

Synonyms


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hygge + -lig

Adjective

hyggelig (neuter singular hyggelig, definite singular and plural hyggelige)

  1. nice, pleasant
  2. cosy, comfortable
  3. hello, a greeting

Usage notes

Hyggelig's use as a greeting is synecdoche from its appearance in the Norwegian phrase "hyggelig å hilse deg ("nice to meet/see you"). As such, it most frequently appears following other words of greeting as in "Hei! Hyggelig!" or "Hallo, hyggelig".

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