jätte-

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Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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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

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

Derived terms

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