tät

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tat"

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þéttr (“tight, watertight”), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Doublet of tajt.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tät (comparative tätare, superlative tätast)

  1. dense, thick or crowded
  2. dense; compact
  3. which does not allow anything (air, water,...) to pass, impermeable, tight
  4. (slang) rich, in an economically beneficial position
  5. without gaps, figuratively (as about a book) action-packed
Declension
Inflection of tät
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tät tätare tätast
Neuter singular tätt tätare tätast
Plural täta tätare tätast
Masculine plural3 täte tätare tätast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 täte tätare tätaste
All täta tätare tätaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Etymology 2

From French tête (“head”).

Noun

tät c

  1. the front, the foremost part
    En ung löjtnant red i täten.
    A young lieutenant rode in the front.
  2. the lead, the foremost or most distinguished in a group
    Knivsta ligger i täten när det gäller befolkningsökning.
    Knivsta is in the lead when it comes to population increase.
Usage notes
  • Nearly always used in the definite form täten.
Declension
Declension of tät 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tät täten — —
Genitive täts tätens — —
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