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 superlative1
common singular lycksalig lycksaligare lycksaligast
neuter singular lycksaligt lycksaligare lycksaligast
plural lycksaliga lycksaligare lycksaligast
masculine plural2 lycksalige lycksaligare lycksaligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lycksalige lycksaligare lycksaligaste
all lycksaliga lycksaligare lycksaligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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