trygg

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse tryggr, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz.

Adjective

trygg (neuter singular trygt, definite singular and plural trygge, comparative tryggere, indefinite superlative tryggest, definite superlative tryggeste)

  1. safe (not in danger), secure, reliable

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse tryggr, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz. Akin to English true.

Pronunciation

Adjective

trygg (neuter singular trygt, definite singular and plural trygge, comparative tryggare, indefinite superlative tryggast, definite superlative tryggaste)

  1. safe (not in danger), secure, reliable

References

Old Norse

Adjective

trygg

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of tryggr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of tryggr

Verb

trygg

  1. second-person singular imperative active of tryggja
  2. second-person singular imperative active of tryggva

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse tryggr, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

trygg (comparative tryggare, superlative tryggast)

  1. safe, secure (not in danger)
  2. (marked by a feeling of being) safe and secure (of a place, situation, financial situation, or the like)
  3. projecting calmness, reliability, and the like (making others feel safe and secure, of a person)

Declension

Inflection of trygg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular trygg tryggare tryggast
neuter singular tryggt tryggare tryggast
plural trygga tryggare tryggast
masculine plural2 trygge tryggare tryggast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 trygge tryggare tryggaste
all trygga tryggare tryggaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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