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jätte

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See also: jatte, jætte, and jätte-

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish iætun, iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Noun

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jätte c

  1. (mythology) jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally human-sized but later associated with great size
  2. giant

Declension

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Declension of jätte
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jätte jättes
definite jätten jättens
plural indefinite jättar jättars
definite jättarna jättarnas

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: jätti

Further reading

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