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sød

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /søːˀð/, [ˈsøˀð], [ˈsøðˀ]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, cognate with Swedish söt, English sweet, German süß, Dutch zoet. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus, which is also the source of Latin suāvis, Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús), Sanskrit स्वादुः (svādúḥ).

Adjective

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sød (neuter sødt, plural and definite singular attributive søde)

  1. sweet (having a pleasant taste)
  2. sweet (connected with well-being)
  3. sweet, nice (having a pleasant attitude)
  4. pretty, cute (good-looking)
Inflection
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Inflection of sød
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular sød sødere sødest2
indefinite neuter singular sødt sødere sødest2
plural søde sødere sødest2
definite attributive1 søde sødere sødeste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Etymology 2

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Clipping of sødmælk.

Noun

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sød c (plural indefinite sød)

  1. whole milk
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sød

  1. imperative of søde