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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, cognate with Swedish söt, English sweet, German süß, Dutch zoet. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus, which is also the source of Latin suāvis, Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús), Sanskrit स्वादुः (svādúḥ).
Adjective
sød (neuter sødt, plural and definite singular attributive søde)
- sweet (having a pleasant taste)
- sweet (connected with well-being)
- sweet, nice (having a pleasant attitude)
- pretty, cute (good-looking)
Inflection
| Inflection of sød
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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sød
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sødere
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sødest2
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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sødt
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sødere
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sødest2
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| Plural
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søde
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sødere
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sødest2
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| Definite attributive1
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søde
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sødere
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sødeste
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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References
Etymology 2
Clipping of sødmælk.
Noun
sød c (plural indefinite sød)
- whole milk
Inflection
References
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sød
- imperative of søde