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

• tilfredshed
• tilfredsstille
• utilfreds

References

• “tilfreds” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “tilfreds” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

• tilfredsstille

References

• “tilfreds” in The Bokmål Dictionary.