lycksalig

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German lückesālich (“lucky, happy”), equivalent to lycka + salig (both of which are also Middle Low German borrowings). Cognate of Danish lyksalig and German glückselig.

Adjective

lycksalig (comparative lycksaligare, superlative lycksaligast)

1. blissfull, beatific, happy

Declension

Inflection of lycksalig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	lycksalig	lycksaligare	lycksaligast
Neuter singular	lycksaligt	lycksaligare	lycksaligast
Plural	lycksaliga	lycksaligare	lycksaligast
Masculine plural3	lycksalige	lycksaligare	lycksaligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	lycksalige	lycksaligare	lycksaligaste
All	lycksaliga	lycksaligare	lycksaligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• olycksalig

References

• lycksalig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)