süß

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozi (akin to Old Saxon swōti), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare Bavarian siaß, Low German sööt, German Low German soit- (Paderbornisch), Hunsrik sies, Dutch zoet, English sweet, Danish sød.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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süß (strong nominative masculine singular süßer, comparative süßer, superlative am süßesten)

  1. sweet
    ein süßes Gebäcka sweet pastry
  2. cute
    Synonym: niedlich
    ein süßer Hunda cute dog

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Derived terms

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See also

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Basic tastes in German (layout · text)
süß sauer salzig bitter scharf herzhaft

Further reading

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