Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en jätte

giant

Meaning

giant

In Swedish: sagofigur som är mycket större än en människa

Forms

Forms of jätte
Singular, indefiniteen jätte
Singular, definitejätten
Plural, indefinitejättar
Plural, definitejättarna

jätte is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor jätte, den stora jätten. Check another noun

Practise jätte

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Is it en jätte or ett jätte?

Words built with jätte

  • atlantjätte big Atlantic liner

Questions

What does jätte mean in English?

jätte means “giant”.

Is it en jätte or ett jätte?

It is en jätte, and “the giant” is jätten.

What is the plural of jätte?

The plural of jätte is jättar, and the definite plural is jättarna.

Similar words

gigantisktväldigtenormgigantkolossoerhörtsuperväldig

Origin

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

Nearby common words

jätte is number 2,891 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,887muta bribe
  • 2,888handske glove
  • 2,889körkort a driver's license (document giving a person legal right to drive a type of motor vehicle)
  • 2,890jisses alternative form of jösses
  • 2,892spola flush, wash
  • 2,893mm mm
  • 2,894begära ask, request
  • 2,895puss kiss, puddle
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