sød

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sod"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søːˀð/, [ˈsøˀð], [ˈsøðˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, cognate with Swedish söt, English sweet, German süß, Dutch zoet. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus, which is also the source of Latin suāvis, Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús), Sanskrit स्वादुः (svādúḥ).

Adjective

sød (neuter sødt, plural and definite singular attributive søde)

1. sweet (having a pleasant taste)
2. sweet (connected with well-being)
3. sweet, nice (having a pleasant attitude)
4. pretty, cute (good-looking)

Inflection

Inflection of sød
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	sød	sødere	sødest2
Indefinite neuter singular	sødt	sødere	sødest2
Plural	søde	sødere	sødest2
Definite attributive1	søde	sødere	sødeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “sød,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Clipping of sødmælk.

Noun

sød c (plural indefinite sød)

1. whole milk

Inflection

Declension of sød

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sød	-	sød	-
genitive	søds	-	søds	-

References

• “sød,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sød

1. imperative of søde