*swōtuz

Runic: ᛊᚹᛟᛏᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈswɔː.tuz/

adjective · u-stem

Meanings

sweet

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (‘sweet’). Compare Latin suāvis, Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús) (hēdús), Sanskrit स्वादु (svādu) (svādu).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	swōtuz	swōtī	swōtų, -jatō	swōtijai	swōtijôz	swōtijō
Acc.	swōtijanǭ	swōtijǭ	swōtų, -jatō	swōtijanz	swōtijōz	swōtijō
Gen.	swōtijas, swōtīs	swōtijaizōz	swōtijas, swōtīs	swōtijaizǫ̂	swōtijaizǫ̂	swōtijaizǫ̂
Dat.	swōtijammai	swōtijaizōi	swōtijammai	swōtijaimaz	swōtijaimaz	swōtijaimaz
Inst.	swōtijanō	swōtijaizō	swōtijanō	swōtijaimiz	swōtijaimiz	swōtijaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	swōtijô	swōtijǭ	swōtijô	swōtijaniz	swōtijōniz	swōtijōnō
Acc.	swōtijanų	swōtijōnų	swōtijô	swōtijanunz	swōtijōnunz	swōtijōnō
Gen.	swōtīniz	swōtijōniz	swōtīniz	swōtijanǫ̂	swōtijōnǫ̂	swōtijanǫ̂
Dat.	swōtīni	swōtijōni	swōtīni	swōtijammaz	swōtijōmaz	swōtijammaz
Inst.	swōtīnē	swōtijōnē	swōtīnē	swōtijammiz	swōtijōmiz	swōtijammiz

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Descendants

*swōtī (Proto-West Germanic)
- suoti (Old Dutch)
  - soete (Middle Dutch)
    - zeut (Limburgish)
*swōtī (Proto-West Germanic)
- suoti (Old Dutch)
  - soete (Middle Dutch)
    - zoet (Dutch)
      - soet (Afrikaans)
*swōtī (Proto-West Germanic)
- swēte, swōt (Old English)
  - swete, sweete, swoote, soote (Middle English)
    - swet, sweit, sweet (Scots)
*swōtī (Proto-West Germanic)
- swēte, swōt (Old English)
  - swete, sweete, swoote, soote (Middle English)
    - sweet (English)
      - liswidi (Swazi)
      - uswidi (Zulu)
*swōtī (Proto-West Germanic)
- swēte (Old Frisian)
  - sweete (North Frisian)
  - swäit (Saterland Frisian)
  - swiet (West Frisian)
*swōtī (Proto-West Germanic)
- suozi, swuozi (Old High German)
  - süeze (Middle High German)
    - süeß (Alemannic German)
    - siaß (Bavarian)
    - süß (German)
    - ziss (Vilamovian)
    - זיס (zis) (Yiddish)
*swōtī (Proto-West Germanic)
- suozi, swuozi (Old High German)
  - süeze (Middle High German)
    - söß, seß, sieß (Central Franconian)
      - séiss (Luxembourgish)
*swōtī (Proto-West Germanic)
- swōti (Old Saxon)
  - sôte, sö̂te, sûte (Middle Low German)
    - sööt (Low German)
    - seet (Plautdietsch)
*swōtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- suoti (Old Dutch)
  - soete (Middle Dutch)
    - zeut (Limburgish)
*swōtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- suoti (Old Dutch)
  - soete (Middle Dutch)
    - zoet (Dutch)
      - soet (Afrikaans)
*swōtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- swēte, swōt (Old English)
  - swete, sweete, swoote, soote (Middle English)
    - swet, sweit, sweet (Scots)
*swōtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- swēte, swōt (Old English)
  - swete, sweete, swoote, soote (Middle English)
    - sweet (English)
      - liswidi (Swazi)
      - uswidi (Zulu)
*swōtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- swēte (Old Frisian)
  - sweete (North Frisian)
  - swäit (Saterland Frisian)
  - swiet (West Frisian)
*swōtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- suozi, swuozi (Old High German)
  - süeze (Middle High German)
    - süeß (Alemannic German)
    - siaß (Bavarian)
    - süß (German)
    - ziss (Vilamovian)
    - זיס (zis) (Yiddish)
*swōtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- suozi, swuozi (Old High German)
  - süeze (Middle High German)
    - söß, seß, sieß (Central Franconian)
      - séiss (Luxembourgish)
*swōtu (Proto-West Germanic)
- swōti (Old Saxon)
  - sôte, sö̂te, sûte (Middle Low German)
    - sööt (Low German)
    - seet (Plautdietsch)
sǿtr (Old Norse)
- syöt (Elfdalian)
- søtur (Faroese)
- sætur (Icelandic)
- søt (Norn)
- søt (Norwegian Nynorsk)
sǿtr (Old Norse)
- sø̄t, sødh (Old Danish)
  - sǿder (Scanian)
sǿtr (Old Norse)
- sø̄t, sødh (Old Danish)
  - sød (Danish)
    - søt (Norwegian Bokmål)
sǿtr (Old Norse)
- *sýtr (Old Gutnish)
  - söitar (Gutnish)
sǿtr (Old Norse)
- sø̄ter, söter (Old Swedish)
  - söt (Swedish)
sœtr (Old Norse)
- syöt (Elfdalian)
- søtur (Faroese)
- sætur (Icelandic)
- søt (Norn)
- søt (Norwegian Nynorsk)
sœtr (Old Norse)
- sø̄t, sødh (Old Danish)
  - sǿder (Scanian)
sœtr (Old Norse)
- sø̄t, sødh (Old Danish)
  - sød (Danish)
    - søt (Norwegian Bokmål)
sœtr (Old Norse)
- *sýtr (Old Gutnish)
  - söitar (Gutnish)
sœtr (Old Norse)
- sø̄ter, söter (Old Swedish)
  - söt (Swedish)
sætr (Old Norse)
- syöt (Elfdalian)
- søtur (Faroese)
- sætur (Icelandic)
- søt (Norn)
- søt (Norwegian Nynorsk)
sætr (Old Norse)
- sø̄t, sødh (Old Danish)
  - sǿder (Scanian)
sætr (Old Norse)
- sø̄t, sødh (Old Danish)
  - sød (Danish)
    - søt (Norwegian Bokmål)
sætr (Old Norse)
- *sýtr (Old Gutnish)
  - söitar (Gutnish)
sætr (Old Norse)
- sø̄ter, söter (Old Swedish)
  - söt (Swedish)
*suottë (Proto-Samic)

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