flott

See also: Flott

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German from Middle Dutch vlot (afloat, floatable). Pertaining to fließen (to flow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɔt/
  • (file)

Adjective

flott (comparative flotter, superlative am flottesten)

  1. (nautical, predicative) afloat, able to navigate
  2. quick, swift
  3. lively, zippy
  4. fashionable

Declension


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flot/
    • Rhymes: -ot
    • Homophone: Flott

Adjective

flott (masculine flotten, neuter flott, comparative méi flott, superlative am flottsten)

  1. nice
  2. pretty
  3. pleasant, enjoyable
  4. quick, swift

Declension

Adverb

flott

  1. nicely
  2. pleasantly, enjoyably
  3. quickly, swiftly

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German vlot

Adjective

flott (neuter singular flott, definite singular and plural flotte, comparative flottere, indefinite superlative flottest, definite superlative flotteste)

  1. generous, liberal, open-handed, extravagant, lavish
  2. grand, superb, elegant, stylish, dashing, jaunty
  3. splendid, excellent, great

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German vlot

Adjective

flott (neuter singular flott, definite singular and plural flotte, comparative flottare, indefinite superlative flottast, definite superlative flottaste)

  1. generous, liberal, open-handed, extravagant, lavish
  2. grand, superb, elegant, stylish, dashing, jaunty
  3. splendid, excellent, great

References


Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

flott (not comparable)

  1. luxurious, stylish, pimped
  2. afloat

Declension

Inflection of flott
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular flott
Neuter singular flott
Plural flotta
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.

See also

Adverb

flott

  1. luxuriously, stylishly
    • 1970, Povel Ramel, Jag diggar dej
      du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hot
      you dress stylishly, I like that a lot
  2. afloat

Noun

flott n (uncountable)

  1. fat, grease

Declension

Declension of flott 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative flott flottet
Genitive flotts flottets
  • flotta
  • flottig
  • flottyr
  • stekflott

See also

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