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kött

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See also: kott and Kott

Icelandic

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Noun

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kött

  1. indefinite accusative singular of köttur

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish køt, kiøt, from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic *ketwą. Cognate with Danish kød, Norwegian kjøtt, kjøt, Faroese kjøt, Icelandic kjöt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɕœtː/
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Noun

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kött n (uncountable)

  1. meat, flesh
    Jag skulle vilja ha grillat kött, tack!
    I would like grilled meat, please!
  2. (religion) flesh
    Ordet blev kött.The Word became flesh.
    • 1906, Hjalmar Söderberg, Gertrud[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Kungl. biblioteket, archived from the original on 21 October 2025:
      Jag tror på köttets lust och på själens obotliga ensamhet.
      I believe in the lust of the flesh and the incurable loneliness of the soul.
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 21 October 2025, §1852:
      [Galaterbrevet] ställer köttets gärningar i motsats till Andens frukt.
      The Epistle to the Galatians contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit.

Declension

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Declension of kött
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kött kötts
definite köttet köttets
plural indefinite
definite

Derived terms

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