jätte
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish iætun, iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Noun
[edit]jätte c
- (mythology) jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally human-sized but later associated with great size
- giant
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | jätte | jättes |
definite | jätten | jättens | |
plural | indefinite | jättar | jättars |
definite | jättarna | jättarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Finnish: jätti
- ⇒ Finnish: jättiläinen
Further reading
[edit]- jätte in Svensk ordbok.