jætte

See also: jätte

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish iæthtæ, arisen by rebracketing from iætæn (with the ending -n interpreted as a suffixed definite article), from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛd̥ə]
  • Homophone: Jette

Noun

jætte c (singular definite jætten, plural indefinite jætter)

  1. giant, jotun (Norse mythology)

Declension

Declension of jætte
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jætte jætten jætter jætterne
genitive jættes jættens jætters jætternes