jätte

See also: jatte, jætte, and jätte-

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iætun, iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Noun

jätte c

1. (mythology) jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally human-sized but later associated with great size
2. giant

Declension

Declension of jätte

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	jätte	jättes
	definite	jätten	jättens
plural	indefinite	jättar	jättars
	definite	jättarna	jättarnas

Derived terms

• jätte-

Descendants

• → Finnish: jätti
  • ⇒ Finnish: jättiläinen

Further reading

• jätte in Svensk ordbok.