jätte-

Swedish

Etymology

From jätte (“giant”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål kjempe-, Norwegian Nynorsk kjempe-, Danish kæmpe-, Dutch reuze- and German riesen-, all deriving from their respective word for ”giant”.

Prefix

jätte-

1. giant

   Synonyms: jättestor, bauta-

   ett jätteäpple

   a giant apple

2. (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-, monster

   Synonyms: as-, gör-, skit-, svin-, ur-, vrål-, bauta-, (usually negative) piss-

   ‎jätte- + ‎stor (“big”) → ‎jättestor (“enormous”)

   ‎jätte- + ‎liten (“small”) → ‎jätteliten (“tiny”)

   Hon sprang ett jättelopp och vann enkelt!

   She ran a monster race and won easily!

Usage notes

Can be put before virtually any adjective and adverb, and many nouns as well.

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with jätte-

Further reading

• jätte- in Svensk ordbok.