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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare English sweet, German süß.
Pronunciation
Adjective
söt (comparative sötare, superlative sötast)
- sweet (of the taste of sugar)
Jag tror jag hade i lite för mycket socker. Den blev extremt söt.- I think I added a bit too much sugar. It turned out extremely sweet.
- cute (in appearance)
Jag är kär i henne. Hon är så söt.- I am in love with her. She is so cute.
en söt ankunge- a cute duckling
söta små blommor- cute little flowers
ett sött leende- a cute smile
- cute, sweet (of behavior or an act or the like)
- Synonym: gullig
- (of water) fresh (not salty)
- Antonym: salt
Usage notes
Compare and see the usage notes for gullig, which means cute in a sweet way, like a child or an animal.
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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