lätt

See also: latt, lått, and lætt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lǣtter, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /lɛt/
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Adjective

lätt (comparative lättare, superlative lättast)

1. light; of low weight
2. (of food) light; containing only small amounts of fat and/or sugar
3. (of alcoholic drinks) containing only small amounts of alcohol; containing less alcohol than customary
4. 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).

Declension

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

Synonyms

• (light food): light (in particular about soda)
• (easy): simpel, enkel

Antonyms

• (of low weight): tung
• (of alcoholic drinks): stark
• (easy): svår