kött

kött

1. indefinite accusative singular of köttur

From Old Swedish køt, kiøt, from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic *ketwą. Cognate with Danish kød, Norwegian kjøtt, kjøt, Faroese kjøt, Icelandic kjöt.

• IPA^(key): /ɕœtː/

• Audio:

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kött n (uncountable)

1. meat, flesh

   Jag skulle vilja ha grillat kött, tack!

   I would like grilled meat, please!

2. (religion) flesh

   Ordet blev kött. ― The Word became flesh.

   • 1906, Hjalmar Söderberg, Gertrud‎^[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Kungl. biblioteket, archived from the original on 21 October 2025:

     Jag tror på köttets lust och på själens obotliga ensamhet.

     I believe in the lust of the flesh and the incurable loneliness of the soul.

   • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎^[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 21 October 2025, §1852:

     [Galaterbrevet] ställer köttets gärningar i motsats till Andens frukt.

     The Epistle to the Galatians contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit.

• chark
• fläsk

• kött in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kött in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• Svensk MeSH