nåt

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Low German not, nut, from Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną (“to smooth, join together”), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂-. Cognate with Danish not, Norwegian Bokmål not, Norwegian Nynorsk not, nót and German Nut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːt/

Noun

nåt c

1. a groove, a fold

Declension

Alternative forms

• not

Etymology 2

From Low German nat, naad, from Middle Low German nāt, from Old Saxon nād, from Proto-Germanic *nēdiz (“that which is sewn; seam; stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin (thread), to sew”).

Cognate with Danish nåd, Norwegian Bokmål nat, Norwegian Nynorsk nat, German Naht and Dutch naad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔt/
• Homophone: nått

Noun

nåt c or n

1. a seam, a joint (between boards)

Declension

Etymology 3

Pronoun

nåt c

1. (colloquial) Syncopic form of något (“something, anything”)

   Ingen kan göra allt, men alla kan göra nåt

   No one can do everything, but everyone can do something

   Finns det nåt jag kan hjälpa dig med?

   Is there anything I can help you with?

2. any (at all, to any extent)

   Har du sovit nåt?

   Have you slept any?

See also

• nån c (“someone, anyone”)
• nåra pl (“some”)

Determiner

nåt

1. neuter singular of nån

References

Anagrams

• tån