See also: Fett

German edit

Etymology edit

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.

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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

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fett

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

Etymology 2 edit

From the adjective fet.

Noun edit

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

  1. fat
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Pennsylvania German edit

Etymology edit

Compare German fett, Dutch vet, English fat.

Adjective edit

fett

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

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fɛt/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

fett

  1. indefinite neuter singular of fet

Adverb edit

fett

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

Noun edit

fett n (usually uncountable)

  1. fat

Usage notes edit

  • The plural is used for different types of fat.[1]

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

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fett ?

  1. fat