jätte
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish iætun, iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Noun
jätte c
- jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally human-sized but later associated with great size
- giant
Declension
| Declension of jätte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | jätte | jätten | jättar | jättarna |
| Genitive | jättes | jättens | jättars | jättarnas |