fnatt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably related to dialectal fnas (“scale”)

Noun

fnatt n (definite singular fnattet, indefinite plural fnatt, definite plural fnatta or fnattene)

1. scabies
2. (figuratively) conniption

Derived terms

• til å få fnatt av

See also

• hattifnatt

References

• “fnatt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fnatt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “fnatt” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably related to dialectal fnas (“scale”)

Noun

fnatt n (definite singular fnattet, indefinite plural fnatt, definite plural fnatta)

1. scabies
2. (figuratively) conniption

References

• “fnatt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

fnatt c

1. (colloquial) conniption

   Hon fick fnatt när hon såg vad de gjort med tapeten

   She went nuts when she saw what they had done to the wallpaper

   Katten fick fnatt när den såg plastormen

   The cat went bonkers went it saw the plastic snake

   Datorn har fått fnatt

   The computer has gone crazy

2. (dialectal) itching, scabies

Declension

Declension of fnatt
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fnatt	fnatten	—	—
Genitive	fnatts	fnattens	—	—

Derived terms

• (dialectal) furufnatt (“squirrel”)

References

• fnatt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fnatt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fnatt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)