så

så

See also: saa, SAA, saA, sáa, sâa, sa'a, and Appendix:Variations of "sa"

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē, cognate with English so, German so, Dutch zo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ/, [ˈsʌ], (with verbs and nouns also) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːˀ/, [ˈsɔˀ].

Adverb

så

1. so (with adjectives, to the extent (that), often with a following dependent result clause introduced with the conjunction at)
2. as (with adjectives, introducing a comparison, the second member is introduced with the conjunction som)
   • 1835, Hans Christian Andersen, Fyrtøiet:

     Men Hunden, som sidder paa Pengekisten, har her to Øine, hvert saa stort som Rundetaarn.

     But the dog that sits on the money chest has two eyes, each as big as Rundetaarn.

3. (dated) so, like that (with verbs)
   • 1876, Holger Drachmann, En overkomplet, p. 172 / https://books.google.dk/books?id=h2-8F-Y1Yy4C&pg=PA172

     Men det var nok ikke saa.

     But it probably wasn't like that.

   • Children's song, unknown origin

     Han sagde så og spurgte så: | "Og hvor har du så hjemme?"

     He said so and asked so: "So, where are you from?"

   Synonyms: således, sådan

4. then, next (adverb of time, temporal sequence)

   Synonyms: derefter, derpå, herefter, herpå

5. then, consequently (adverb of causal sequence)

   Synonyms: af den grund, altså, derfor, følgelig, således

References

• “så,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

Conjunction

så

1. so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the result)

   Synonyms: at, så at, sådan at, således at

2. so (introducing an independent clause summing up or concluding)

   Synonym: altså

References

• “så,5” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronoun

så (uninflected)

1. (determiner) such, that (only in fixed phrases: i så fald, i så fald, i så tilfælde, i så henseende)

References

• “så,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Interjection

så

1. now, now, come (reassuring, comforting or admonishing)

References

• “så,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, cognate with English sow, German sähen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-, which is also the source of Latin serō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔːˀ/, [sɔˀ]

Verb

så (past tense såede, past participle sået)

1. sow

Inflection

Inflection of så

	present	past
simple	sår	såede
perfect	har sået	havde sået
passive	såes	såedes
participle	sående	sået
imperative	så	—
infinitive	så	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	såen	—

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔːˀ/, [sɔˀ]

Verb

så

1. past tense of se

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soː/, /sɔ/

Adverb

så

1. so
2. as

   så hvit som et laken - as white as a sheet

Conjunction

så

1. so

Derived terms

Terms derived from så

likeså og så videre såkalt

så langt så langt, så godt

således så å si

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.

Verb

så (imperative så, present tense sår, passive sås or såes, simple past sådde, past participle sådd)

1. to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)

Verb

så

1. simple past of se

References

• “så” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• saa (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē. Akin to English so.

Alternative forms

• so

Adverb

så

1. so

   Dei seier så.

   So they say.

2. that

   Eg visste ikkje at dei skulle vera så mange.

   I didn't know that they were going to be that many.

3. as

   Så vidt eg veit.

   As far as I know.

4. then

   Eg gjekk på kino. Så gjekk eg heim.

   I went to the movies. Then I went home.

Derived terms

• så eller så
• så langt
• så langt, så godt
• så og så

Conjunction

så

1. so that

   Eg barberte meg så ho skulle synast eg var fin.

   I shaved so that she would think I looked nice.

Interjection

så

1. used (often with reduplication) to confort or calm
2. used (often with reduplication) to admonish
3. used after an indicative sentence to intensify

   Eg er så liten, så! ― I'm so tiny!

Derived terms

• såså

Pronoun

så

1. (dialectal, relative) which
   • c. 1700, Kolsrud, Sigurd, quoting Jacob Rasch, “Eldste nynorske bibeltekst: Jacob Rasch c. 1700”, in Syn og Segn, volume 56, published 1950, page 110:

     Podl, Jesu Christi tenar, saa va kadlæ te a væra senningsbu

     Paul, servant of Jesus Christ, which was called to be apostle.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European root *seh₁-.

Verb

så (present tense sår, past tense sådde, supine sådd or sått, past participle sådd, present participle såande, imperative så)

1. to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse sáð.

Noun

så f (definite singular såa, indefinite plural såer, definite plural såene)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 4

From Old Norse sár.

Noun

så m (definite singular såen, indefinite plural såar, definite plural såane)

1. a large wooden cask

References

• “så” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “så”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soː/, [s̪oə̯]

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.

Adverb

så

1. so, thus, like that, in that way, in a certain manner

   Är det inte så? ― Isn't it so?

   så kallad ― so-called

   så det så! ― so there!

2. so, that, to that degree, to a certain extent

   Jag trodde inte den var så stor.

   I didn't think it was so big.

   Sen är så stor att inte får plats.

   It is so big that it doesn't fit.

3. how, what

   så roligt! ― how nice!

   så synd! ― what a pity!

   så tråkigt! ― how sad!

4. then, thereafter

   Se först åt vänster, så åt höger.

   First look to the left, then to the right.

5. (slang) so; very (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Conjunction

så

1. so, that

   så att ― so that

   så att inte ― lest (literally, “so that not”)

   Det regnade, så vi satte oss inomhus.

   It rained, so we took a table indoors.

Pronoun

så

1. such, that

   i så fall ― in that case, if so

Derived terms

• så gott som
• se så
• si och så
• såhär

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic *saihaz.

Noun

så c

1. a tub, especially one for animals to drink from

Declension

Declension of så
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	så	sån	såar	såarna
Genitive	sås	såns	såars	såarnas

Etymology 3

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.

Verb

så (present sår, preterite sådde, supine sått, imperative så)

1. to sow

Conjugation

Conjugation of så (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	så		sås
Supine	sått		såtts
Imperative	så		—
Imper. plural1	sån		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sår	sådde	sås	såddes
Ind. plural1	så	sådde	sås	såddes
Subjunctive2	så	sådde	sås	såddes
	Participles
Present participle	sående
Past participle	sådd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• beså
• draksådd
• såningsman
• såningsmaskin
• tunnsådd

Further reading

• så in Svensk ordbok.
• så in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• ås