flott
German edit
Etymology edit
Via Middle Low German from Middle Dutch vlot (“afloat, floatable”). Ultimately from the root of fließen (“to flow”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
flott (strong nominative masculine singular flotter, comparative flotter, superlative am flottesten)
- (nautical, predicative) afloat, able to navigate
- quick, swift
- lively, zippy
- fashionable
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist flott | sie ist flott | es ist flott | sie sind flott | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | flotter | flotte | flottes | flotte |
genitive | flotten | flotter | flotten | flotter | |
dative | flottem | flotter | flottem | flotten | |
accusative | flotten | flotte | flottes | flotte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der flotte | die flotte | das flotte | die flotten |
genitive | des flotten | der flotten | des flotten | der flotten | |
dative | dem flotten | der flotten | dem flotten | den flotten | |
accusative | den flotten | die flotte | das flotte | die flotten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein flotter | eine flotte | ein flottes | (keine) flotten |
genitive | eines flotten | einer flotten | eines flotten | (keiner) flotten | |
dative | einem flotten | einer flotten | einem flotten | (keinen) flotten | |
accusative | einen flotten | eine flotte | ein flottes | (keine) flotten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist flotter | sie ist flotter | es ist flotter | sie sind flotter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | flotterer | flottere | flotteres | flottere |
genitive | flotteren | flotterer | flotteren | flotterer | |
dative | flotterem | flotterer | flotterem | flotteren | |
accusative | flotteren | flottere | flotteres | flottere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der flottere | die flottere | das flottere | die flotteren |
genitive | des flotteren | der flotteren | des flotteren | der flotteren | |
dative | dem flotteren | der flotteren | dem flotteren | den flotteren | |
accusative | den flotteren | die flottere | das flottere | die flotteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein flotterer | eine flottere | ein flotteres | (keine) flotteren |
genitive | eines flotteren | einer flotteren | eines flotteren | (keiner) flotteren | |
dative | einem flotteren | einer flotteren | einem flotteren | (keinen) flotteren | |
accusative | einen flotteren | eine flottere | ein flotteres | (keine) flotteren |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Icelandic edit
Adjective edit
flott
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
flott (masculine flotten, neuter flott, comparative méi flott, superlative am flottsten)
Declension edit
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass flott | si ass flott | et ass flott | si si(nn) flott | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | flotten | flott | flott | flott |
independent without determiner | flottes | flotter | |||
dative | after any declined word | flotten | flotter | flotten | flotten |
as first declined word | flottem | flottem |
Adverb edit
flott
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Low German vlot.
Adjective edit
flott (neuter singular flott, definite singular and plural flotte, comparative flottere, indefinite superlative flottest, definite superlative flotteste)
- generous, liberal, open-handed, extravagant, lavish
- grand, superb, elegant, stylish, dashing, jaunty
- splendid, excellent, great
References edit
- “flott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Low German vlot.
Adjective edit
flott (neuter singular flott, definite singular and plural flotte, comparative flottare, indefinite superlative flottast, definite superlative flottaste)
- generous, liberal, open-handed, extravagant, lavish
- grand, superb, elegant, stylish, dashing, jaunty
- splendid, excellent, great
References edit
- “flott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fljótr, related to fljóta (“to float”).
Adjective edit
flott
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
flott (not comparable)
Declension edit
Inflection of flott | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | flott | — | — |
Neuter singular | flott | — | — |
Plural | flotta | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | flotte | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | flotte | — | — |
All | flotta | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
See also edit
Adverb edit
flott
- luxuriously, stylishly
- 1970, Povel Ramel, Jag diggar dej:
- du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hot
- you dress stylishly, I like that a lot
- afloat
Noun edit
flott n (uncountable)
Declension edit
Declension of flott | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | flott | flottet | — | — |
Genitive | flotts | flottets | — | — |