liten

From Old Norse lítill.

• IPA^(key): /²liːtən/, [²liːtn̩]

liten (feminine singular lita or liten, neuter singular lite or smått, definite singular lille or vesle, plural små, comparative mindre, indefinite superlative minst, definite superlative minste)

1. small (not large), little

• knøttliten
• ørliten

• “liten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse lítinn, masculine accusative singular of lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz. Cognates include English little.

• IPA^(key): /²liːtn̩/

liten (masculine liten, feminine lita, neuter lite, definite singular litle or vesle, plural små or småe or vesle, comparative mindre, indefinite superlative minst, definite superlative minste)

1. small, little

• knøttliten
• ørliten

• IPA^(key): /²liːtn̩/

liten

1. past participle of lita and lite

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːtn̩/

liten m

1. definite singular of lit

lìten m

1. (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of lìt

• “liten” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

liten

1. inflection of litar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

From Old Norse lítinn, accusative of lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz.

• IPA^(key): /²liːtɛn/

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• Rhymes: -²iːtɛn

liten (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

1. small, little; of small size

   Men så små hennes händer är!

   Look how small her hands are!

   Varför ger du mig alltid den minsta biten?

   Why do you always give me the smallest piece?

2. (figuratively) young, as a child.

   ett litet barn ― a little child

3. (writing, not comparable) small, lowercase

• The plural is irregular små, regardless of definiteness.
• In compound words, små- is often used, as in småbarn, or småadel, or lill- as in lillfinger and lillgammal, or more rarely lille- as in lillebror or lillefar.

• stor

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

liten

1. definite singular of lit

• liten in Svensk ordbok.

• linet