tilfeldig
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German zufällig, compare with tilfelle (“instance, case, occurrence, incident”).
Adjective
tilfeldig (neuter singular tilfeldig, definite singular and plural tilfeldige)
- accidental, casual, occasional, incidental, random
- (as an adverb) by coincidence
Synonyms
- vilkårlig
Derived terms
- tilfeldighet
- tilfeldigvis
References
- “tilfeldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- tilfelleleg
- tilfellelig
Etymology
From German zufällig, compare with tilfelle (“instance, case, occurrence, incident”).
Adjective
tilfeldig (neuter singular tilfeldig, definite singular and plural tilfeldige)
- accidental, casual, occasional, incidental, random
- (as an adverb) by coincidence
Derived terms
- tilfeldigvis
References
- “tilfeldig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.