tilfreds

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to til (“to”) +‎ fred (“peace”). Calque of Middle Low German tōvrede, cf. German zufrieden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˢeˈfʁɛs]

Adjective

tilfreds (neuter singular tilfreds or tilfredst, definite singular and plural tilfredse)

  1. satisfied

Inflection

Inflection of tilfreds
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular tilfreds — —2
indefinite neuter singular tilfredst — —2
plural tilfredse — —2
definite attributive1 tilfredse — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German tovrede, tovreden, compare with German zufrieden.

Adjective

tilfreds (neuter singular tilfreds, definite singular and plural tilfredse)

  1. satisfied
    Synonym: fornøyd

Derived terms

References

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