hyggelig

Danish

Etymology

hygge +‎ -lig (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyɡəli/

Adjective

hyggelig

1. nice, friendly
2. cozy, comfortable, snug

   Synonym: fedt

3. homey

Inflection

Inflection of hyggelig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	hyggelig	hyggeligere	hyggeligst2
indefinite 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.

Descendants

• Icelandic: huggulegur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hygge +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏɡl̩ɪ/

Adjective

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

1. nice, pleasant
2. cosy, comfortable

Synonyms

• koselig

Antonyms

• uhyggelig

Interjection

hyggelig

1. hello (greeting)

Usage notes

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

See also

• hyggeleg (Nynorsk), hyggjeleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “hyggelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.