hygglig

Swedish

Etymology

From hygga +‎ -lig. Cognate with Danish hyggelig, Norwegian Bokmål hyggelig, Norwegian Nynorsk hyggeleg, hyggjeleg and Dutch heuglijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏɡˌlɪ(ɡ)/

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Adjective

hygglig (comparative hyggligare, superlative hyggligast)

1. quite good

   hygglig levnadsstandard

   decent living standard

2. (about a person) nice, kind

Inflection

Inflection of hygglig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	hygglig	hyggligare	hyggligast
Neuter singular	hyggligt	hyggligare	hyggligast
Plural	hyggliga	hyggligare	hyggligast
Masculine plural3	hygglige	hyggligare	hyggligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	hygglige	hyggligare	hyggligaste
All	hyggliga	hyggligare	hyggligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

• hygglo (colloquial)

Derived terms

• ohygglig

References

• hygglig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hygglig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hygglig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)