aptit

Middle Low German

Noun

aptit

  1. alternative form of abtīt (“appetite”)

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

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”:(file)
  • 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

References

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