trygg

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#TRYGG tryggr, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic#TRYGG *triwwiz.

Adjective

trygg (neuter singular trygt, definite singular and plural trygge, comparative tryggere, indefinite superlative tryggest, definite superlative tryggeste)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#TRYGGCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#TRYGGCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#TRYGGCategory:Pages with entries#TRYGGCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRYGG

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#TRYGG tryggr, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic#TRYGG *triwwiz. Akin to English true.

Pronunciation

Adjective

trygg (neuter singular trygt, definite singular and plural trygge, comparative tryggare, indefinite superlative tryggast, definite superlative tryggaste)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#TRYGGCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives#TRYGGCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#TRYGGCategory:Pages with entries#TRYGGCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRYGG

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

References

Old Norse

Adjective

tryggCategory:Old Norse non-lemma forms#TRYGGCategory:Old Norse adjective forms#TRYGGCategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#TRYGGCategory:Pages with entries#TRYGGCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRYGG

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

Verb

tryggCategory:Old Norse non-lemma forms#TRYGGCategory:Old Norse verb forms#TRYGGCategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#TRYGGCategory:Pages with entries#TRYGGCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRYGG

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

Swedish

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#TRYGG tryggr, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#TRYGG *triwwiz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

trygg (comparative tryggare, superlative tryggast)Category:Swedish lemmas#TRYGGCategory:Swedish adjectives#TRYGGCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#TRYGGCategory:Pages with entries#TRYGGCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRYGG

  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.

See also

Further reading

  • “trygg”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
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