såt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sat"

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːt/, [s̪oə̯t]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish sātter, from Old Norse sáttr (“reconciled”), from Proto-Germanic *sahtaz.

Adjective

såt (comparative såtare, superlative såtast)

1. intimate, close

   såta vänner ― bosom friends

Usage notes

Indefinite neuter form avoided. Compare rädd.

Rare other than as part of certain expressions, when it is often used ironically.

Declension

Inflection of såt

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	såt	såtare	såtast
neuter singular	sått	såtare	såtast
plural	såta	såtare	såtast
masculine plural2	såte	såtare	såtast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	såte	såtare	såtaste
all	såta	såtare	såtaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish sat (“ambush”). Related to säta, from Old Norse sæta (“to sit in ambush for”). Compare origin of försåt.

Noun

såt c

1. (hunting) drive (an area into which game is driven)

Declension

Declension of såt

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	såt	såts
	definite	såten	såtens
plural	indefinite	såtar	såtars
	definite	såtarna	såtarnas

References

• såt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• satter in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T