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

Declension

Declension of jätte
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jätte jättes
definite jätten jättens
plural indefinite jättar jättars
definite jättarna jättarnas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: jätti

Further reading

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