söt
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sot"
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare English sweet, German süß.
Pronunciation
Adjective
söt (comparative sötare, superlative sötast)
- sweet (of the taste of sugar)
- Jag tror jag hade i lite för mycket socker. Den blev extremt söt.
- I think I added a bit too much sugar. It turned out extremely sweet.
- sötsur sås
- sweet-and-sour sauce
- cute (in appearance)
- Jag är kär i henne. Hon är så söt.
- I am in love with her. She is so cute.
- en söt ankunge
- a cute duckling
- en söt bebis
- a cute baby
- söta små blommor
- cute little flowers
- ett sött leende
- a cute smile
- cute, sweet (of behavior or an act or the like)
- Synonym: gullig
- (of water) fresh (not salty)
- Antonym: salt
- sötvatten
- fresh water
Usage notes
Compare and see the usage notes for gullig, which means cute in a sweet way, like a child or an animal.
Declension
Inflection of söt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | söt | sötare | sötast |
Neuter singular | sött | sötare | sötast |
Plural | söta | sötare | sötast |
Masculine plural3 | söte | sötare | sötast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | söte | sötare | sötaste |
All | söta | sötare | sötaste |
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 |
Related terms
See also
References
- söt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- söt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- söt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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