hygge
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhʊɡə/, /ˈhuːɡə/, /ˈhjuːɡə/
Noun
hygge (uncountable)
- (chiefly UK) Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality. [from 21st c.]
- 2016 November 22, Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian:
- According to this now vast popular literature, the creation of an atmosphere of hygge is aided by gløgg (mulled wine), meatballs and cardamom buns.
Translations
cosiness, conviviality
Adjective
hygge
Usage notes
- Used in Danish or Norwegian contexts.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish hyggæ (“to think”), from Old Norse hyggja (“to think”), from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (“to think, reconsider”). The modern meaning has been taken over from Norwegian in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hykə/, [ˈhyɡ̊ə]
Declension
Declension of hygge
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hygge | hyggen |
genitive | hygges | hyggens |
Verb
hygge
- (intransitive) to have a good time
- (intransitive) to make it comfortable, cozy (with the preposition om)
- (reflexive) to have a good time, enjoy oneself
Conjugation
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²hʏɡ.ɡɑ/
Alternative forms
- hyggje (j-infix)
Verb
hygge (present tense hygger, past tense hygde, supine hygd or hygt, past participle hygd, present participle hyggande, imperative hygg)
References
- “hygge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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