ätt
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish æt, from Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.
Pronunciation
- Homophones: ett, det
Noun
ätt c
- a (noble or royal) family, a house
- Var honom trofast och hans ätt. Gör kronan på hans hjässa lätt. Och all din tro till honom sätt.
- Be faithful to Him and his House, make the Crown light upon his Head, and all your faith in Him invest (Kungssången)
- Var honom trofast och hans ätt. Gör kronan på hans hjässa lätt. Och all din tro till honom sätt.
Noun
ätt
- family (referring to an extended family, dynasty, etc.)
Declension
Declension of ätt | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ätt | ätten | ätter | ätterna |
Genitive | ätts | ättens | ätters | ätternas |
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with homophones
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns