fett

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German

Etymology

From Middle Low German vet, from Old Saxon *fētid, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid. Doublet of feist. In the colloquial sense perhaps a calque of English phat via hip-hop culture.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fett (strong nominative masculine singular fetter, comparative fetter, superlative am fettesten)

  1. fat
    Fette Menschen sind oft ungesund.Fat people are often unhealthy.
  2. (of food) rich, containing a lot of fat
  3. (typography) bold
    In diesem Satz ist nur das Wort „fettfett geschrieben.In this sentence, only the word “bold” is written in bold.
  4. (colloquial) awesome, phat
    Das war echt fett.This was really awesome.
    Sie hat 'nen fetten Vertrag an Land gezogen.She got a very profitable contract.
  5. (Austria, colloquial) drunk
    Synonyms: besoffen, betrunken, blau, dicht

Declension

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Further reading

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Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Adjective

fett

  1. neuter singular of fet
  2. neuter singular of feit

Etymology 2

From the adjective fet.

Noun

fett n (definite singular fettet, indefinite plural fett, definite plural fetta or fettene)

  1. fat
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References

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German fett, Dutch vet, English fat.

Adjective

fett

  1. fat
  2. fleshy
  3. rich (of soil)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛt/
  • (file)

Adjective

fett

  1. indefinite neuter singular of fet

Adverb

fett

  1. adverbial form of adjective fet (fat)
  2. (slang) a positive intensifier
    Filmen är fett braThe movie is very good

Noun

fett n (usually uncountable)

  1. fat

Usage notes

  • The plural is used for different types of fat.

Declension

Declension of fett 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fett fettet fetter fetterna
Genitive fetts fettets fetters fetternas

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References

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

fett ?

  1. fat