lejlighed

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German legelichēt (situation), form the adjective legelik (situated). Compare Middle Low German legenhēt (situation, opportunity) (whence Swedish lägenhet (apartment)) from legen (lying) and German Gelegenheit (opportunity) from gelegen (lying).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɑjliˌheðˀ]

Noun

lejlighed c (singular definite lejligheden, plural indefinite lejligheder)

  1. apartment, flat
  2. opportunity
  3. occasion

Inflection

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