liten

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse lítill

Adjective

liten

1. small (small)

Inflection

    Inflection of liten

Bokmål		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	liten	lille	Comparative	mindre	Superlative	minst	minste
	Feminine singular	liten/lita	lille
	Neuter singular	lite	lille
	Plural	små	små
Nynorsk		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	liten	lisle/litle	Comparative	mindre	Superlative	minst	minste
	Feminine singular	lita [liti]	lisle/litle
	Neuter singular	lite	lisle/litle
	Plural	små/småe	små/småe

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Spanish

Verb

liten (infinitive litar)

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of litar.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of litar.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of litar.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lítinn, accusative of lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈliːˌtɛn/

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Adjective

liten (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

1. small, little; of small size

   Men så små hennes händer är!

   Look how small her hands are!

   Varför ger du mig alltid den minsta biten?

   Why do you always give me the smallest piece?

Declension

Inflections of liten		Positive	Comparative	Superlative
		Attributive
Indefinite singular	Common	liten	mindre
	Neuter	litet
Definite singular	Masc.	lille		minste
	All	lilla		minsta
Plural		små		minsta
		Predicative
Singular	Common	liten	mindre	minst
	Neuter	litet
Plural		små

Noun

liten

1. definite singular of lit