leilighet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German legelichēt (“situation”), form the adjective legelik (“situated”). Compare Middle Low German legenhēt (“situation, opportunity”) (whence Swedish lägenhet (“apartment”)) from legen (“lying”) and German Gelegenheit (“opportunity, facilities, accommodation”) from gelegen (“lying”).

Noun

leilighet f or m (definite singular leiligheta or leiligheten, indefinite plural leiligheter, definite plural leilighetene)

  1. a flat (UK) or apartment (US)
  2. opportunity, occasion (like German Gelegenheit)

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