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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
- inflection of flottur:
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]
Audio (file)
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 | — | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German terms derived from Middle Dutch
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- de:Nautical
- Icelandic non-lemma forms
- Icelandic adjective forms
- Luxembourgish terms borrowed from German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from German
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ot
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ot/1 syllable
- Luxembourgish terms with homophones
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish adjectives
- Luxembourgish adverbs
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Old Norse
- Plautdietsch lemmas
- Plautdietsch adjectives
- Plautdietsch 1-syllable words
- Swedish terms borrowed from German
- Swedish terms derived from German
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish adverbs
- Swedish terms with quotations
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- Swedish uncountable nouns
- sv:Fats and oils