tryg

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse tryggr (“true”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trøɡ/, [tˢʁ̥œ̞ɡ̊]
• Homophone: tryk

Adjective

tryg (neuter trygt, plural and definite singular attributive trygge)

1. safe
2. secure
3. easy
4. confident

Inflection

Inflection of tryg

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	tryg	tryggere	tryggest2
indefinite neuter singular	trygt	tryggere	tryggest2
plural	trygge	tryggere	tryggest2
definite attributive1	trygge	tryggere	tryggeste

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

• tryghed
• utryg

References

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