våt

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz.

Adjective[edit]

våt (neuter singular vått, definite singular and plural våte, comparative våtere, indefinite superlative våtest, definite superlative våteste)

  1. wet
    våt til skinnetsoaked to the skin

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

våt (neuter vått, definite singular and plural våte, comparative våtare, indefinite superlative våtast, definite superlative våtaste)

  1. wet

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /voːt/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

våt (comparative våtare, superlative våtast)

  1. wet
    Mina kläder blev våta av regnet.My clothes got wet from the rain.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of våt
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular våt våtare våtast
Neuter singular vått våtare våtast
Plural våta våtare våtast
Masculine plural3 våte våtare våtast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 våte våtare våtaste
All våta våtare våtaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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