trött

See also: trott, Trott, and trøtt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þrøtter (akin to Old Danish thræt (Danish træt), Old Norse þreyttr), past participle of þrøta (“tire”) (corresponds to Old Norse þreyta and Old English ðrīetan), originally causative of þrȳta (“become tired”), from Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic *þreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to harass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trœtː/

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Adjective

trött (comparative tröttare, superlative tröttast)

1. tired

Related terms

• tröttna
• tröttsam

References

• trött in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)