lite grann

Swedish

Etymology

From lite (“little”) +‎ grann (“speck”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk litegrann, and also Russenorsk лита грань немножко (lita graň ňemnoško)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːtəɡranː/

Adverb

lite grann (not comparable)

  1. a little (to a small extent or degree)
    Synonyms: lite, en smula
    Vi kan ju fundera lite grann på vad ordet ‘innovation’ betyder egentligen.
    We can think a little about what the word ‘innovation’ actually means.

Alternative forms

  • litegrann
  • lite grand
  • litet grand (elderly spelling variant)

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