jätte

See also: jatte, jætte, and jätte-

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iætun, iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Noun

jätte c

1. (mythology) jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally human-sized but later associated with great size
2. giant

Declension

Declension of jätte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jätte	jätten	jättar	jättarna
Genitive	jättes	jättens	jättars	jättarnas

Derived terms

• jätte-

Descendants

• → Finnish: jätti
  • ⇒ Finnish: jättiläinen

Further reading

• jätte in Svensk ordbok.