nätt
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin nitidus through Old French net, probably through German. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk nett, Italian netto, German nett and English neat.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
nätt (comparative nättare, superlative nättast)
- small and pretty, dainty
- (by ironic extension) large
- en nätt summa pengar
- a large sum of money (often)
Declension edit
| Inflection of nätt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | nätt | nättare | nättast |
| Neuter singular | nätt | nättare | nättast |
| Plural | nätta | nättare | nättast |
| Masculine plural3 | nätte | nättare | nättast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | nätte | nättare | nättaste |
| All | nätta | nättare | nättaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
nätt (not comparable)
- barely (enough)
Declension edit
- nätt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- nätt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- nätt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)