hyppige

Hyppige is an adjective used in Danish and Norwegian to describe events, occurrences, or characteristics that happen often or with high frequency. It is not a noun and is typically used to modify a noun by indicating repetition or regularity.

In Danish and Norwegian, hyppige is the plural form used when the noun it describes is plural. The corresponding singular form for a single noun is hyppig. The word can modify a wide range of nouns, from concrete events to abstract patterns. Examples include Danish phrases like hyppige besøg (frequent visits) and hyppige tilfælde (frequent cases), and Norwegian phrases such as hyppige hendelser (frequent events) or hyppige påminnelser (frequent reminders).

The term is common in everyday language as well as in more formal or technical contexts, such as statistics, medicine, or research, where it helps quantify how often something occurs. For instance, hyppige episoder or hyppige anfall would describe repeated episodes or attacks. Its usage conveys frequency rather than severity, purposefully focusing on recurrence.

Etymologically, hyppige belongs to the Germanic language family and has cognates in related Scandinavian languages. It is closely related to the base adjective hyppig, and its plural form aligns with standard agreement rules for adjectives in Danish and Norwegian. In English translations, hyppige is typically rendered as frequent or recurrent. Synonyms in the languages include frekvent in some contexts, while úsual adverbs like ofte convey the idea of frequency.