tät
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tat"
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse þéttr (“tight, watertight”), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Doublet of tajt.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
tät (comparative tätare, superlative tätast)
- dense, thick or crowded
- dense; compact
- which does not allow anything (air, water,...) to pass, impermeable, tight
- (slang) rich, in an economically beneficial position
- without gaps, figuratively (as about a book) action-packed
Declension edit
Inflection of tät | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | tät | tätare | tätast |
Neuter singular | tätt | tätare | tätast |
Plural | täta | tätare | tätast |
Masculine plural3 | täte | tätare | tätast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | täte | tätare | tätaste |
All | täta | tätare | tätaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
tät c
- the front, the foremost part
- En ung löjtnant red i täten.
- A young lieutenant rode in the front.
- the lead, the foremost or most distinguished in a group
- Knivsta ligger i täten när det gäller befolkningsökning.
- Knivsta is in the lead when it comes to population increase.
Usage notes edit
- Nearly always used in the definite form täten.
Declension edit
Declension of tät | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | tät | täten | — | — |
Genitive | täts | tätens | — | — |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- tät in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tät in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tät in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)