lukka

From Middle Low German lucke, gelucke; cognate with Faroese lukka, Norwegian Nynorsk lukke, Danish lykke, dialectal Swedish lycka. More at luck.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʏhka/
• Rhymes: -ʏhka

lukka f (genitive singular lukku, no plural)

1. joy, happiness

   Synonyms: gleði, hamingja, sæla

• kunna góðri lukku að stýra (to have good come of it)

• lukket

lukka

1. inflection of lukke:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

• lukke

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål lukke, from Danish lukke.

lukka (present tense lukkar, past tense lukka, past participle lukka, passive infinitive lukkast, present participle lukkande, imperative lukka/lukk)

1. to close

   Synonyms: ha att, stengja

2. to shut

• “lukka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.