växt

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See also: vaxt

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish væxter, vaxter, from Old Norse vǫxtr, from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

växt c

  1. (botany) plant, vegetable
  2. (biology) growth, size, length (of human and animal bodies and sometimes plants)
    vara liten i växten
    be a short person (literally: be small in (the) size/growth)
    stanna i växten
    stop growing (literally: stop in the growth)

Declension

Declension of växt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative växt växten växter växterna
Genitive växts växtens växters växternas

Derived terms

Verb

växt

  1. supine of växa
    Synonym: vuxit

Participle

växt

  1. past participle of växa

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