tät

Swedish

adjective
Definitions
  • dense, thick or crowded
  • dense; compact
  • impermeable; which does not allow anything (air, water,...) to pass
  • (slang) rich, in an economically beneficial position
  • without gaps, figuratively (as about a book) action-packed

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse þéttr (tight, watertight, thick, dense) derived from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þinhtaz

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