Swedish adverb· top 5,000 most common

sött

sweetly, cutely, sweetly (in a sweet (sugary) manner)Also the neuter form of söt./sœt/

Meaning

sweetly, cutely; sweetly (in a sweet (sugary) manner)

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What does sött mean?

sött in a sentence

Barnen snusar sött
The children are snoring sweetly
Ett äpple med en sött aromatisk doft
An apple with a sweetly aromatic scent

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What does sött mean in English?

sött means “sweetly, cutely, sweetly (in a sweet (sugary) manner)”.

Origin

From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus.

Nearby common words

sött is number 2,737 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,733betydelse meaning, sense, importance, consequence, significance
2,734verktyg tool
2,735imponera impress
2,736släkting relative, kindred
2,738norra northern; synonym to nordlig, this form is used in definite form and in proper nouns
2,740märr mare
2,741biten bitten, stung (by a bee, wasp or mosquito)
2,742nöja Please

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