aptit

Middle Low German

Noun

aptit

1. alternative form of abtīt (“appetite”)

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) appetit

Etymology

Borrowed from German Appetit (“appetite”), from French appétit (“appetite; desire”), from Latin appetītus (“assault; longing, desire”), from appetō (“to strive for, reach after”) +‎ -tus (action noun suffix). Compare Danish appetit, English appetite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈtiːt/

• Audio; “en aptit”:

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• Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

aptit c

1. appetite; hunger

   äta något med god aptit

   eat something heartily

Inflection

Declension of aptit

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	aptit	aptits
	definite	aptiten	aptitens
plural	indefinite	aptiter	aptiters
	definite	aptiterna	aptiternas

Derived terms

• aptitlig
• aptitretande

References

• aptit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• aptit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• aptit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)