lukka

See also: Lukka, lukkâ, and lúkka

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke; cognate with Faroese lukka, Norwegian Nynorsk lukke, Danish lykke, dialectal Swedish lycka. More at luck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʏhka/
• Rhymes: -ʏhka

Noun

lukka f (genitive singular lukku, no plural)

1. joy, happiness

   Synonyms: gleði, hamingja, sæla

Declension

Declension of lukka (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lukka	lukkan
accusative	lukku	lukkuna
dative	lukku	lukkunni
genitive	lukku	lukkunnar

Derived terms

• kunna góðri lukku að stýra (“to have good come of it”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lukket

Verb

lukka

1. inflection of lukke:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lukke

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål lukke, from Danish lukke.

Verb

lukka (present tense lukkar, past tense lukka, past participle lukka, passive infinitive lukkast, present participle lukkande, imperative lukka/lukk)

1. to close

   Synonyms: ha att, stengja

2. to shut

References

• “lukka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.