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Swedish
Etymology
From jätte (“giant”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål kjempe-, Norwegian Nynorsk kjempe-, Danish kæmpe-, Dutch reuze- and German riesen-, all deriving from their respective word for ”giant”.
Prefix
jätte-
- giant
- Synonyms: jättestor, bauta-
ett jätteäpple- a giant apple
- (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-, monster
- Synonyms: as-, gör-, skit-, svin-, ur-, vrål-, bauta-, (usually negative) piss-
- jätte- + stor (“big”) → jättestor (“enormous”)
- jätte- + liten (“small”) → jätteliten (“tiny”)
Hon sprang ett jättelopp och vann enkelt!- She ran a monster race and won easily!
Usage notes
Can be put before virtually any adjective and adverb, and many nouns as well.
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