nåt
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Low German not, nut, from Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną (“to smooth, join together”), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂-. Cognate with Danish not, Norwegian Bokmål not, Norwegian Nynorsk not, nót and German Nut.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoːt/
Declension
Declension of nåt | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | nåt | nåten | nåtar | nåtarna |
Genitive | nåts | nåtens | nåtars | nåtarnas |
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From Low German nat, naad, from Middle Low German nāt, from Old Saxon nād, from Proto-Germanic *nēdiz (“that which is sewn; seam; stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin (thread), to sew”).
Cognate with Danish nåd, Norwegian Bokmål nat, Norwegian Nynorsk nat, German Naht and Dutch naad.[3][4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔt/
- Homophone: nått
Declension
Declension of nåt | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | nåt | nåten | nåtar | nåtarna |
Genitive | nåts | nåtens | nåtars | nåtarnas |
Declension of nåt | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | nåt | nåtet | nåt | nåten |
Genitive | nåts | nåtets | nåts | nåtens |
Pronoun
nåt c
- (colloquial) Syncopic form of något (“something, anything”)
- ingen kan göra allt, men alla kan göra nåt
- no one can do everything, but everyone can do something
- Finns det nåt jag kan hjälpa dig med? ― Is there anything I can help you with?
References
- not in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- nåt in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
- nåt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- nåt in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
Anagrams
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