# så
## Danish
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

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

#### Adverb

så
* so (with adjectives, to the extent (that), often with a following dependent result clause introduced with the conjunction at)
* 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.
* (dated) so, like that (with verbs)
** 1876, Holger Drachmann, En overkomplet‎, page 172: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
* then, next (adverb of time, temporal sequence)
    Synonyms: derefter, derpå, herefter, herpå
* then, consequently (adverb of causal sequence)
    Synonyms: af den grund, altså, derfor, følgelig, således

##### References

* “så,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

#### Conjunction

så
* so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the result)
    Synonyms: at, så at, sådan at, således at
* so (introducing an independent clause summing up or concluding)
    Synonym: altså

##### References

* “så,5” in Den Danske Ordbog

#### Pronoun

så (uninflected)
* (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
* 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 säen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-, which is also the source of Latin serō.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɔːˀ/, [sɔˀ]

#### Verb

så (past tense såede, past participle sået)
* sow

##### Conjugation

activepassive
present
sår
såes
past
såede
såedes
infinitive
så
såes
imperative
så
participle
present
sående
past
sået (auxiliary verb have)
gerund
såen :

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɔːˀ/, [sɔˀ]

#### Verb

så
* past tense of se

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soː/, /sɔ/

#### Adverb

så
* so
* as
    så hvit som et laken - as white as a sheet

#### Conjunction

så
* so

##### Derived terms

* likeså
* og så videre
* så langt
* så langt, så godt
* så å si
* såkalt
* således

### 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)
* to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

så
* simple past of se

### References

* “så” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* saa (all senses, obsolete spelling)
* so (not the verb sense)
* sø (not the verb sense, dialectal)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soː/

### Etymology 1

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

#### Adverb

så
* so
    Dei seier så.So they say.
* that
    Eg visste ikkje at dei skulle vera så mange.I didn't know that they were going to be that many.
* as
    Så vidt eg veit.As far as I know.
* 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
* såleis

#### Conjunction

så
* so that
    Eg barberte meg så ho skulle synast eg var fin.I shaved so that she would think I looked nice.

#### Interjection

så
* used (often with reduplication) to comfort or calm
* used (often with reduplication) to admonish
* used after an indicative sentence to intensify
    Eg er så liten, så! ― I'm so tiny!

##### Derived terms

* såså

#### Pronoun

så
* (dialectal, relative) which
** c. 1700, Sigurd Kolsrud, 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 senningsbuPaul, 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* ſå (archaic)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soː/, [s̪oə̯]
* Audio (Gotland):(file)
* Rhymes: -oː

### Etymology 1

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

#### Adverb

så
* so, like that, in such a way
    Är det inte så?Isn't it so?
    en så kallad skruvbolla so-called curve ball
    Kolla hur jag hoppar och hoppa (så) som jag görLook at how I jump and jump like me ("jump (in such a way) as I do" – the så is redundant)
* so, alright (to indicate that something is finished)
    Så, maten är klar!So, the food is done!
* so (to such a degree)
    Jag trodde inte den var så stor.I didn't think it was so big.
    Den är så stor att den inte får plats.It is so big that it doesn't fit.
* so (after inte (“not”))
    inte så branot so good
* An optional filler, after for example rätt and ganska – compare "not so" in English.
    ganska/rätt (så) storpretty big
    ganska/rätt (så) litenpretty small
* then (under such circumstances)
    Om man köper pizza så blir man gladIf you buy pizza, then you become happy
* so (as a consequence)
    Det regnade, så han blev blötIt rained, so he got wet
* so (before a conclusion)
    Så det kan inte varit han som gjorde detSo it can't have been him who did it
* so (very), how (very), what a
    Kaninen är så söt!The rabbit is so cute!
    Så roligt!How nice!
    Så trevligt att ni kunde komma!How nice that you could come!
    Så stor han har blivit!He's grown! ("How big he has become!")
    Så tråkigt!How sad!
    Så synd!What a pity!
* even (if)
    Om jag så får en miljon så gör jag det inteEven if I ("If I so") get a million bucks, I'm not doing it
* as (when synonymous with so)
    så vitt jag vetas/so far as I know
* (uncommon) then, thereafter
    Synonym: (more common) sedan
    Se först åt vänster, så åt höger.First look to the left, then to the right.

#### Conjunction

så
* so, that
    Vi måste åka så att vi hinner hem i tidWe have to go so that we make it home in time
    Stäng av plattan så att inte maten brännsTurn off the plate so the food doesn't burn ("så att inte" = "so that not" = "lest," but with a more everyday tone)
    Det regnade, så vi satte oss inomhusIt rained, so we took a table indoors
* Optionally appears between an initial adverbial and the principal verb of a sentence (where a comma would go in English). Compare English "then" for grammatical intuition (though the "så" doesn't carry any meaning or connotations). Note that due to V2 word order, the principal verb follows the adverbial, giving a different word order from English.
    Imorgon (så) ska vi äta glassTomorrow, we're going to eat ice cream
    Om ni kommit tidigare (så) hade ni fått matIf you had come here earlier, you would've gotten food
    Hade det inte regnat så förbaskat (så) hade vi kunnat gå på en promenadIf it hadn't been so darn rainy, we could've gone for a walk
    I skogen (så) bodde det en trollkarlIn the forest, there lived a wizard

##### Usage notes

Only used for initial adverbials in (sense 2). "Vi ska äta glass imorgon så" is ungrammatical (or means "We're going to eat ice cream tomorrow in such a way").

#### Pronoun

så
* such, that
    i så fallin that case, if so

#### Derived terms

* så det så (“so there”)
* så gott som (“almost, as good as”)
* se så (“hey now, come on”)
* si och så
* såhär

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

så c
* a tub, especially one for animals to drink from

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

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

#### Verb

så (present sår, preterite sådde, supine sått, imperative så)
* to sow

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Related terms

* beså
* draksådd
* såningsman
* såningsmaskin
* tunnsådd

### References

* så in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* så in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* så in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* ås