tæt

See also: tat, tắt, tät, tát, Tat, and táet

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þéttr (“tight, watertight”), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛt/, [tˢɛd̥]

Adjective

tæt

  1. close
  2. dense
  3. thick
  4. tight
  5. heavy
  6. watertight, waterproof

Inflection
Inflection of tæt
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular tæt tættere tættest2
Neuter singular tæt tættere tættest2
Plural tætte tættere tættest2
Definite attributive1 tætte tættere tætteste
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.

Derived terms

Adverb

tæt

  1. closely
  2. densely
  3. thickly
  4. tight, tightly
  5. heavily
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