jätte
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
| Declension of jätte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | jätte | jätten | jättar | jättarna |
| Genitive | jättes | jättens | jättars | jättarnas |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: jätti
- ⇒ Finnish: jättiläinen
Further reading edit
- jätte in Svensk ordbok.