nätt

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin nitidus through Old French net, probably through German. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk nett, Italian netto, German nett and English neat.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

nätt (comparative nättare, superlative nättast)

  1. small and pretty, dainty
  2. (by ironic extension) large
    en nätt summa pengar
    a large sum of money (often)

Declension
Inflection of nätt
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular nätt nättare nättast
Neuter singular nätt nättare nättast
Plural nätta nättare nättast
Masculine plural3 nätte nättare nättast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 nätte nättare nättaste
All nätta nättare nättaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

Adverb

nätt (not comparable)

  1. barely (enough)

Declension

Derived terms

See also
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