vätte
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish vætter, vǣter, from Old Norse véttr, vétr, vættr, vætr, vítr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Since Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waihts) and Old Saxon wiht both mean "thing", it is probable that the word was originally a euphemism. Cognate of English wight. Doublet of vittra.
Noun
[edit]vätte c
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | vätte | vättes |
| definite | vätten | vättens | |
| plural | indefinite | vättar | vättars |
| definite | vättarna | vättarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]vätte
- past indicative of väta
References
[edit]- vätte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vätte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vätte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vätte in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Categories:
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish doublets
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish non-lemma forms
- Swedish verb forms
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