sød

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sod"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søːˀð/, [ˈsøˀð], [ˈsøðˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, cognate with Swedish söt, English sweet, German süß, Dutch zoet. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus, which is also the source of Latin suāvis, Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús), Sanskrit स्वादुः (svādúḥ).

Adjective

sød (neuter sødt, plural and definite singular attributive søde)

1. sweet (having a pleasant taste)
2. sweet (connected with well-being)
3. sweet, nice (having a pleasant attitude)
4. pretty, cute (good-looking)

Inflection

Inflection of sød

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	sød	sødere	sødest2
indefinite neuter singular	sødt	sødere	sødest2
plural	søde	sødere	sødest2
definite attributive1	søde	sødere	sødeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

Basic tastes in Danish (layout · text)
sød	sur	salt	bitter	stærk	umami

References

• “sød,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Clipping of sødmælk.

Noun

sød c (plural indefinite sød)

1. whole milk

Inflection

Declension of sød

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sød	-	sød	-
genitive	søds	-	søds	-

References

• “sød,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sød

1. imperative of søde