lukka

See also: Lukka, lukkâ, and lúkka

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”).

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

Verb

lukka

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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

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