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The Swedish-language equivalent is gemytlig, deriving directly from the German word and sharing its meaning. But the word "mysig" has identical connotations to Danish "hygge." Danish also has gemytlig [6] [ke̝ˈmytli] but uses hygge (hyggelig as an adjective) instead. [7]
Illustration of a hygge situation, with Meik Wiking's The Little Book of Hygge "Hygge" sign in a restaurant in Nørrebro. Hygge (/ ˈ h (j) uː ɡ ə /, H(Y)OO-gə; Danish:; Norwegian: [ˈhŷɡːə]) is a word in Danish and Norwegian that describes a cozy, contented mood evoked by comfort and conviviality.
The Norwegian word koseleg meaning a 'sense of coziness' and 'human warmth in an agreeable environment' is used as a better alternative for the Danish hygge. The German term Gemütlichkeit (of which gemoedelijkheid is its Dutch cognate), invoking coziness and comfort and which has also been adopted by the English language, covers some of the ...
For example, Danish ækvivalent — Norwegian and Swedish ekvivalent (equivalent). In Norwegian, æ is kept before r: æra, kimære, sfære; Swedish has chimär, sfär but era. "Caesar" is spelled Cæsar in Danish and Norwegian; Swedish uses unligatured spelling Caesar, pronounced as if spelled *Cesar.
List of English words of Swedish origin; References This page was last edited on 20 March 2024, at 17:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The new Swedish system was fully implemented in 2003, and it has withstood the test of time. Swedish benefits have consistently increased, and their pension program has featured a surplus in all ...
Lagom is most often used as an adverb, as in the sentence "Han är lagom lång" (literally ' He is just the right height '). Lagom can also be used as an adjective: "Klänningen var lagom för henne" (literally ' The dress was just right for her '), which would be equivalent to ' The dress fits her '.
The new words include some trademarks gone generic — dumpster for one — some shorthand joy like guac, and a delicious display of more verb variations: torrented, torrenting, adulted, adulting ...