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