fett

See also: Fett

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German vet, from Old Saxon *fētid, from Proto-Germanic *faitidaz. Compare High German feist from the same root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛt/

Adjective

fett (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 „fett“ fett 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.

Related terms

• fettig
• Fettsäure
• Fettcreme
• Fettsack
• Fettschwalm
• Fettsucht
• Fettwanst
• Fettnäpfchen
• Fettansatz
• fettarm
• Fettauge
• Fettblatt
• fetten
• einfetten
• Fettfleck
• fettgedruckt
• Fettgehalt
• Fettgewebe
• Fetthenne
• Fettkörper
• fettleibig
• fettlöslich
• Fettpolster

Further reading

• “fett” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• (of feit) feitt

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from fett

• dyrefett
• fettfattig
• fettholdig
• fettinnhold

• fettløselig
• fettrik
• fettstoff
• fettsuging

• fettsyre
• melkefett
• smørefett

See also

• feitt (Nynorsk)

References

• “fett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German fett, Dutch vet, English fat.

Adjective

fett

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

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /fɛt/

Adjective

fett

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite neuter singular of fet

Adverb

fett

1. adverbial form of adjective fet (fat)
2. (slang) a positive intensifier

Noun

fett n

1. fat

Declension

Declension of fett
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fett	fettet	—	—
Genitive	fetts	fettets	—	—

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Noun

fett ?

1. fat