süß

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozi (akin to Old Saxon swōti), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare Bavarian siaß, Low German sööt, German Low German soit- (Paderbornisch), Hunsrik sies, Dutch zoet, English sweet, Danish sød.

Pronunciation

Adjective

süß (strong nominative masculine singular süßer, comparative süßer, superlative am süßesten)

  1. sweet
    ein süßes Gebäcka sweet pastry
  2. cute
    Synonym: niedlich
    ein süßer Hunda cute dog

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Basic tastes in German (layout · text)
süß sauer salzig bitter scharf herzhaft

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