jätte

See also: jatte, jætte, and jätte-

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iætun, iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Noun

jätte c

  1. jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally human-sized but later associated with great size
  2. giant

Declension
Declension of jätte 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jätte jätten jättar jättarna
Genitive jättes jättens jättars jättarnas

Derived terms
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