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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse þéttr (“tight, watertight”), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, cognate with Swedish tät, English tight, Dutch, German dicht. Doublet of tight.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tæt (plural and definite singular attributive tætte)
- close (with a little or no distance)
- dense, tight, thick, heavy (with a high density)
- watertight, waterproof, air-tight (impenetrable by water or air)
Inflection
| Inflection of tæt
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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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tæt
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tættere
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tættest2
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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tæt
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tættere
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tættest2
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| Plural
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tætte
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tættere
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tættest2
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| Definite attributive1
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tætte
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tættere
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tætteste
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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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Derived terms
Adverb
tæt
- closely (with little or no distance)
- densely, thickly, tight, tightly, heavily (with a high density)