jätte-

Swedish

Etymology

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

Prefix

jätte-

  1. giant
    Synonyms: jättestor, bauta-
    ett jätteäpple
    a giant apple
  2. (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-, monster
    Synonyms: as-, gör-, skit-, svin-, ur-, vrål-, bauta-, (usually negative) piss-
    ‎jätte- + ‎stor (“big”) → ‎jättestor (“enormous”)
    ‎jätte- + ‎liten (“small”) → ‎jätteliten (“tiny”)
    Hon sprang ett jättelopp och vann enkelt!
    She ran a monster race and won easily!

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with jätte-

Further reading

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