uheldig

Danish

Etymology

From uheld (“bad luck”) +‎ -ig or u- (“un-”) +‎ heldig (“lucky”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uhɛldi/, [uˈhɛlˀd̥i]

Adjective

uheldig

  1. unlucky, unfortunate
  2. unfortunate, inopportune, untimely
  3. unsuccessful
  4. unfavourable, unfavorable
  5. bad
  6. inadvisable

Inflection

Inflection of uheldig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular uheldig uheldigere uheldigst2
Neuter singular uheldigt uheldigere uheldigst2
Plural uheldige uheldigere uheldigst2
Definite attributive1 uheldige uheldigere uheldigste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • uheldighed ("unluckiness")
  • uheldigvis ("unfortunately")

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From u- +‎ heldig

Adjective

uheldig (neuter singular uheldig, definite singular and plural uheldige)

  1. unlucky, unfortunate

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From u- +‎ heldig

Adjective

uheldig (neuter singular uheldig, definite singular and plural uheldige)

  1. unlucky, unfortunate

References

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