söt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sot"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare English sweet, German süß.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /søːt/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːt

Adjective

söt (comparative sötare, superlative sötast)

  1. sweet (of the taste of sugar)
    Socker är / smakar sött
    Sugar is / tastes sweet
    Jag tror jag hade i lite för mycket socker. Den blev extremt söt.
    I think I added a bit too much sugar. It turned out extremely sweet.
    sötsur sås
    sweet-and-sour sauce
  2. cute (in appearance)
    Jag är kär i henne. Hon är så söt.
    I am in love with her. She is so cute.
    en söt ankunge
    a cute duckling
    en söt bebis
    a cute baby
    söta små blommor
    cute little flowers
    ett sött leende
    a cute smile
    • 1992, Benny Astor, Figge Boström, “Gunga [Swing]”‎[1]performed by Apopocalyps:
      Du är så söt, så oskuldsfull. Försöker stå men du ramlar omkull. Jag rycker till [expresses suddenness], du fnittrar glatt. Med stora ögon brister du ut i ett skratt, i ett skratt.
      You are so cute, so innocent. Try to stand but you fall over. I flinch, you giggle happily. With wide eyes you break out into a laugh, into a laugh.
  3. cute, sweet (of behavior or an act or the like)
    Synonym: gullig
  4. (of water) fresh (not salty)
    Antonym: salt
    sötvatten
    fresh water

Usage notes

Compare and see the usage notes for gullig, which means cute in a sweet way, like a child or an animal.

Declension

Inflection of söt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular söt sötare sötast
neuter singular sött sötare sötast
plural söta sötare sötast
masculine plural2 söte sötare sötast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 söte sötare sötaste
all söta sötare sötaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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