lätt
Swedish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (deprecated template usage) léttr, from Template:proto.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Adjective
| Inflection of lätt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | lätt | lättare | lättast |
| Neuter singular | lätt | lättare | lättast |
| Plural | lätta | lättare | lättast |
| Masculine plural3 | lätte | lättare | lättast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | lätte | lättare | lättaste |
| All | lätta | lättare | lättaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
lätt
- light; of low weight
- (deprecated template usage) (of food) light; containing only small amounts of fat and/or sugar
- (deprecated template usage) (of alcoholic drinks) containing only small amounts of alcohol; containing less alcohol than customary
- easy; not difficult
Usage notes
When referring to food or drinks it is often used as the first part of a compound: lättöl (alcohol-weak beer), lättmjölk (low-fat milk).