skadefro
Danish
Etymology
From skade (“damage”) + fro (“glad”), after German schadenfroh (“gleeful”), from Schaden (“damage”) and froh (“glad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skaːdəfroː/, [ˈsɡ̊æːðəˌfʁ̥oːˀ]
Adjective
skadefro (neuter skadefro, plural and definite singular attributive skadefro)
Adverb
skadefro
Related terms
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German schadenfroh (“gleeful in the downfall of others”). Cognate with skadefryd (“schadenfreude”).
Adjective
skadefro (indeclinable)
- gleeful in the downfall of others (i.e. one's enemies)
Related terms
References
- “skadefro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.