jätte-

Swedish

Etymology

From jätte (“giant”). Synonymous of Norwegian Bokmål kjempe-, Norwegian Nynorsk kjempe-, Danish kæmpe- and German riesen-, all deriving from their respective word for ”giant”.

Prefix

jätte-

  1. (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-, monster
    stor (“big”) -> jättestor (“enormous”)
    liten (“small”) -> jätteliten (“tiny”)
    Hon sprang ett jättelopp och vann enkelt!
    She ran a monster race and won easily!
    Synonyms: as-, ur-, svin-, skit-
Derived terms
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Usage notes

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

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