fat
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English fat, from Old English fǣtt (“fatted, fat”), from Proto-West Germanic *faitid (“fatted”), originally the past participle of the verb *faitijan (“to make fat”), from *fait (“fat”).
AdjectiveEdit
fat (comparative fatter, superlative fattest)
- Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
- The fat man had trouble getting through the door.
- The fattest pig should yield the most meat.
- 1932, New Orleans (La.) Board of Health, Vox Sanitatis
- While Hennessey is pouring the milk, the fat guy with the big pot-belly, will come over and write a lot of junk in his little book.
- 2014, Isabel Quintero, Gabi, a Girl in Pieces, Cinco Puntos Press (→ISBN), page 46:
- Because, really, who would like the fat girl? Sebastian said I was crazy for thinking that.
- Thick.
- The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 731476803:
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- Bountiful.
- Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
- (obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Isaiah 6:10, column 1:
- Make the heart of this people fat, […]
- 1855 July 21, Ralph Waldo Emerson, letter to Walter Whitman
- making our western wits fat & mean
- Fertile; productive.
- a fat soil; a fat pasture
- Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
- a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job
- 1882, Thomas Carlyle, Reminiscences
- now parson of Troston, a fat living in Suffolk
- Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
- 1698, Robert South, Twelve Sermons upon Several Subjects and Occasions:, "Why Christ's Doctrine was Rejected"
- persons grown fat and wealthy by a long and successful imposture
- (dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
- a fat take; a fat page
- (golf) Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
- 1992, DeDe Owens, Linda K. Bunker, Advanced Golf: Steps to Success (page 81)
- Hitting a thin shot from a fairway bunker is more productive than hitting a fat shot.
- 1992, DeDe Owens, Linda K. Bunker, Advanced Golf: Steps to Success (page 81)
- Alternative form of phat (Can we add an example for this sense?)
SynonymsEdit
- (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat): chubby, chunky, corpulent, lardy (slang), obese, overweight, plump, porky (slang), rotund, tubby, well-fed; see also Thesaurus:obese
- (thick): thick
- (bountiful): bountiful, prosperous
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Sranan Tongo: fatu
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NounEdit
fat (usually uncountable, plural fats)
- (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
- (countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
- 2018, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, →ISBN, page 32:
- In fact, the fats that are most stable and least likely to oxidize with heat are the highly saturated fats we've long been told to avoid—lard, tallow, butter, and coconut and palm oils.
- That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
- We need to trim the fat in this company
- (slang) An erection.
- I saw Daniel crack a fat.
- (golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
- The best or richest productions; the best part.
- to live on the fat of the land
- (dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
- (informal) A fat person.
- 1996, Roger Stone, "Local Swing Fever", highlighted by National Enquirer in September 1996 and Daily Mail in January 2019
- Prefer military, bodybuilders, jocks. No smokers or fats please.
- 1996, Roger Stone, "Local Swing Fever", highlighted by National Enquirer in September 1996 and Daily Mail in January 2019
- A beef cattle fattened for sale.
- 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 7:
- Before riding over to the fats we'll have a look about us.
SynonymsEdit
- (animal tissue): adipose tissue, lard (in animals; derogatory slang when used of human fat)
- (substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat): grease, lard
- (fat person): fatty, fatso see also Thesaurus:fat person
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Sranan Tongo: fatu
TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit
fat (third-person singular simple present fats, present participle fatting, simple past and past participle fatted)
- (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
- (intransitive, archaic) To become fat; to fatten.
TranslationsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English, from Old English fæt (“vat, vessel, jar, cup, casket, division”), from Proto-Germanic *fatą (“vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *pod- (“vessel”). Cognate with Dutch vat (“barrel, vessel”), German Fass (“barrel, drum”), Swedish fat (“barrel, dish, cask”). See vat.
NounEdit
fat (plural fats)
- (obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Joel 2:24, column 1:
- And the floores ſhall bee full of wheate, and the fats ſhall ouerflowe with wine and oyle.
- 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 429:
- In 1431 New College purchases brewing vessels, under the names of a mash fat, for 6s. 10d., a wort fat for 2s., a 'Gilleding' tub for 2s. 6d., and two tunning barrels at 8d. each, a leaden boiler for 24s., another for 12s., and a great copper beer pot for 13s. 4d.
- (obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
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AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fat m (indefinite plural fate, definite singular fat, definite plural fatet)
DeclensionEdit
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) |
fat | fate | fati | fatet | |
accusative (kallëzore) |
fat | fate | fatin | fatet | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
fati | fateve | fatit | fatevet | |
dative (dhanore) |
fati | fateve | fatit | fatevet | |
ablative (rrjedhore) |
fati | fatesh | fatit | fatevet |
ReferencesEdit
Buli (Indonesia)Edit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
NumeralEdit
fat
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
fat m (uncountable)
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
fat (feminine fada, masculine plural fats, feminine plural fades)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “fat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
ChuukeseEdit
AdjectiveEdit
fat
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French fat (“conceited; dandy”), from Latin fatuus.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fat m (plural fatten or fats, diminutive fatje n)
- dandy, a man obsessed with his looks
- Synonyms: dandy, pronker, saletjonker
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
fat (feminine singular fate, masculine plural fats, feminine plural fates)
Further readingEdit
- “fat” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
AnagramsEdit
FriulianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
VerbEdit
fat
- past participle of fâ
AdjectiveEdit
fat
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
fat m (plural fats)
Related termsEdit
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą, from Proto-Indo-European *pod-.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fat n (genitive singular fats, nominative plural föt)
DeclensionEdit
KowiaiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
NumeralEdit
fat
LadinEdit
NounEdit
fat m (plural fac)
Derived termsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
fat m (feminine singular fata, masculine plural fats, feminine plural fates)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
fat n (definite singular fatet, indefinite plural fat or fater, definite plural fata or fatene)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “fat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse fat, Proto-Germanic *fatą.
NounEdit
fat n (definite singular fatet, indefinite plural fat, definite plural fata)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
fat
ReferencesEdit
- “fat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-West Germanic *fait. Cognates include Old Saxon *fēt and Old Norse feitr.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fat m
ReferencesEdit
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28
Old SaxonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *fatą.
NounEdit
fat n
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | fat | fatu |
accusative | fat | fatu |
genitive | fates | fatō |
dative | fate | fatum |
instrumental | — | — |
SlavomolisanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fat m
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą, from Proto-Indo-European *pod-.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
fat n
- saucer; a small dish
- plate (serving dish)
- barrel (oil or wine), cask, keg (beer)
- barrel; a unit of volume. Usually referring to the oil barrel of 158.9873 liters
DeclensionEdit
Declension of fat | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fat | fatet | fat | faten |
Genitive | fats | fatets | fats | fatens |
Derived termsEdit
- (saucer): tefat
- (serving dish): serveringsfat, kakfat
- (barrel; container): fatöl
IdiomsEdit
- ha någons huvud på ett fat ― have someone's head on a platter
- det ligger någon i fatet ― it's in someone's plate(about something that is, or is by others perceived as, an obstacle (physical or mental) to someone)
TboliEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Philippine *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
NumeralEdit
fat
VolapükEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Vater or English father.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fat (nominative plural fats)
DeclensionEdit
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WolofEdit
VerbEdit
- to shelter
ReferencesEdit
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 19
YamdenaEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
NumeralEdit
fat