snäll

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse snjallr; compare with Norwegian Bokmål snill.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /snɛlː/
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Adjective

snäll (comparative snällare, superlative snällast)

  1. kind, nice
    Synonyms: bussig, gemytlig, god, godhjärtad, godmodig, hjälpsam, hygglig, rar, trevlig, tillmötesgående, välmenande, fridsam, reko, schysst
    Antonyms: elak, ond, ondskefull, dum, taskig, illvillig, illasinnad
    en snäll man
    a kind man
    Det var snällt av dig
    That was kind of you
    Ge mig en kaka är du snäll ("är du snäll" (are you kind) is idiomatic)
    Could you be so kind and give me a cookie, please?
  2. nice, obedient (from notion of being kind (from someone's perspective))
    Synonyms: beskedlig, foglig, lydig, medgörlig, väluppfostrad
    Antonym: stygg
    Var nu en snäll flicka, Anna, och gör som mamma säger!
    Be a nice girl, Anna, and do as mom say!
  3. (archaic except in some compounds) fast
    snälltåg
    high-speed rail

Declension

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