sød

See also: sod, sód, and SOD

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /søːˀð/, [ˈsøˀð], [ˈsøðˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, cognate with Swedish söt, English sweet, German süß, Dutch zoet. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus, which is also the source of Latin suāvis, Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús), Sanskrit स्वादुः (svādúḥ).

Adjective

sød (neuter sødt, plural and definite singular attributive søde)

  1. sweet (having a pleasant taste)
  2. sweet (connected with well-being)
  3. sweet, nice (having a pleasant attitude)
  4. pretty, cute (good-looking)
Inflection
Inflection of sød
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular sød sødere sødest2
Neuter singular sødt sødere sødest2
Plural søde sødere sødest2
Definite attributive1 søde sødere sødeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
References

Etymology 2

Clipping of sødmælk.

Noun

sød c (plural indefinite sød)

  1. whole milk
Inflection
Declension of sød
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sød - sød -
genitive søds - søds -
References

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sød

  1. imperative of søde
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