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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.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
nåt c
- a groove, a fold
Declension
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.[3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
nåt c or n
- a seam, a joint (between boards)
Declension
Etymology 3
Pronoun
nåt c
- (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?
- 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
- neuter singular of nån
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