søt

See also: sot, söt, sốt, şot, soţ, and soot

Faroese

Adjective

søt

1. inflection of søtur:
   1. nominative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative plural neuter

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus.

Adjective

søt (neuter singular søtt, definite singular and plural søte, comparative søtere, indefinite superlative søtest, definite superlative søteste)

1. sweet (having a pleasant taste)
2. cute (to look cute or adorable)

Derived terms

• sukkersøt
• søte (verb)
• søthet
• søtstoff

Related terms

• sødme
• søtlig

Etymology 2

Verb

søt

1. imperative of søte

References

• “søt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søːt/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Akin to English sweet.

Adjective

søt (neuter singular søtt, definite singular and plural søte, comparative søtare, indefinite superlative søtast, definite superlative søtaste)

1. sweet (having a pleasant taste)
2. cute

Derived terms

• sukkersøt
• søta
• søte
• søtstoff

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

søt

1. imperative of søta and søte

References

• “søt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• stø, tøs, øst

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [sʏ́͡ʷːt], [sǿ͡ʷːt]

  Rhymes: -ǿːt

Adjective

søt (neuter sött)

1. sweet (having a pleasant taste), therefore: fresh (of milk)
2. (of someone spoken to) dear; see also syt and kärä

Derived terms

• hällsøt
• söttmän
• søtmjölk
• søtost
• søtstöftlimp
• søtstöup
• søtstöupbull
• søtsöppa

 

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [sʏ̀͡ʷːt], [sø̀͡ʷːt]

  Rhymes: -ø̀ːt

Noun

sø̱̂t n (definite singular sø̱̀te)

1. (botany) Polypodium vulgare

Synonyms

• hällsøt
• hellsøt
• bergsøt