omhyggelig

Danish

Etymology

Derived from Old Danish omhughelig derived from an old verb omhygge, which may in turn come from Old Norse umhyggja, see Icelandic umhyggja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌmˈhyɡəli]

Adjective

omhyggelig (neuter singular omhyggeligt, definite singular and plural omhyggelige)

  1. careful, thorough

Derived terms

  • omhyggelighed

References

“omhyggelig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

The same word in Danish derived from an old verb omhygge, which may in turn come from Old Norse umhyggja

Adjective

omhyggelig (neuter singular omhyggelig, definite singular and plural omhyggelige)

  1. careful

References

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