svett
svett as an adjective
Meaning
sweaty
In Swedish: svettig
Forms
| Basic form | svett | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | svett | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | svetta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
svett as a noun(en svett)
Meaning
sweat, perspiration
In Swedish: vätska som tränger ut genom huden när man blir varm, transpiration
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en svett |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | svetten |
svett is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor svett, den stora svetten. Check another noun
Practise svett
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Words built with svett
- svettdroppe drop of sweat
- fotsvett foot sweat
Questions
What does svett mean in English?
svett means “sweaty”.
Is it en svett or ett svett?
It is en svett, and “the sweat” is svetten.
Similar words
transpiration
Origin
From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitô, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-.
Nearby common words
svett is number 5,347 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,343app app, application
- 5,344diskuterad discussed
- 5,345vidta take, follow
- 5,346underrättad informed
- 5,348lossna come loose
- 5,349referens reference
- 5,350käke jaw
- 5,351stygga naughty
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary