nåt
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SwedishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Low German not, nut, from Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną (“to smooth, join together”), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂-. Cognate with Danish not, Norwegian Bokmål not, Norwegian Nynorsk not, nót and German Nut.[1][2]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
nåt c
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of nåt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nåt | nåten | nåtar | nåtarna |
| Genitive | nåts | nåtens | nåtars | nåtarnas |
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Low German nat, naad, from Middle Low German nāt, from Old Saxon nād, from Proto-Germanic *nēdiz (“that which is sewn; seam; stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin (thread), to sew”). Cognate with Danish nåd, Norwegian Bokmål nat, Norwegian Nynorsk nat, German Naht and Dutch naad.[3][4]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
nåt c or n
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of nåt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nåt | nåten | nåtar | nåtarna |
| Genitive | nåts | nåtens | nåtars | nåtarnas |
| Declension of nåt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nåt | nåtet | nåt | nåten |
| Genitive | nåts | nåtets | nåts | nåtens |
Etymology 3Edit
PronounEdit
nåt c
- (colloquial) Syncopic form of något (“something, anything”)
- ingen kan göra allt, men alla kan göra nåt
- no one can do everything, but everyone can do something
- Finns det nåt jag kan hjälpa dig med? ― Is there anything I can help you with?
See alsoEdit
DeterminerEdit
nåt
ReferencesEdit
- ^ not in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ nåt in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
- ^ nåt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ nåt in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).