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Etymology

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From Latin nitidus through Old French net, probably through German. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk nett, Italian netto, German nett and English neat.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nätt (comparative nättare, superlative nättast)

  1. small and pretty, dainty
  2. (by ironic extension) large
    en nätt summa pengar
    a large sum of money (often)

Declension

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Inflection of nätt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular nätt nättare nättast
neuter singular nätt nättare nättast
plural nätta nättare nättast
masculine plural2 nätte nättare nättast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 nätte nättare nättaste
all nätta nättare nättaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

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Adverb

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nätt (not comparable)

  1. barely (enough)

Derived terms

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References

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