hamingja
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hamingja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaːmiɲca/
Noun
hamingja f (genitive singular hamingju, no plural)
- happiness
- luck, fortune
Declension
declension of hamingja
| f-w1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hamingja | hamingjan |
| accusative | hamingju | hamingjuna |
| dative | hamingju | hamingjunni |
| genitive | hamingju | hamingjunnar |
Synonyms
- (happiness): sæla
- (luck): gæfa, heill, gifta
Derived terms
- hamingjulaus (“luckless”)
- hamingjusamur (“lucky; happy”)
- til hamingju
Old Norse
Noun
hamingja f
- luck
Synonyms
- gæfa
Descendants
- hamingje
References
- hamingja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press