fætt

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fætt

1. inflection of fæddur:
   1. neuter singular nominative strong positive degree
   2. neuter singular accusative strong positive degree

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faitid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæːtt/, [fæːt]

Adjective

fǣtt (comparative fǣttra, superlative fǣttest)

1. fat
2. fattened

Declension

Declension of fǣtt — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fǣtt	fǣtt	fǣtt
Accusative	fǣtne	fǣtte	fǣtt
Genitive	fǣttes	fǣtre	fǣttes
Dative	fǣttum	fǣtre	fǣttum
Instrumental	fǣtte	fǣtre	fǣtte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fǣtte	fǣtta, fǣtte	fǣtt
Accusative	fǣtte	fǣtta, fǣtte	fǣtt
Genitive	fǣtra	fǣtra	fǣtra
Dative	fǣttum	fǣttum	fǣttum
Instrumental	fǣttum	fǣttum	fǣttum

Declension of fǣtt — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fǣtta	fǣtte	fǣtte
Accusative	fǣttan	fǣttan	fǣtte
Genitive	fǣttan	fǣttan	fǣttan
Dative	fǣttan	fǣttan	fǣttan
Instrumental	fǣttan	fǣttan	fǣttan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fǣttan	fǣttan	fǣttan
Accusative	fǣttan	fǣttan	fǣttan
Genitive	fǣtra, fǣttena	fǣtra, fǣttena	fǣtra, fǣttena
Dative	fǣttum	fǣttum	fǣttum
Instrumental	fǣttum	fǣttum	fǣttum

Synonyms

• ġemæsted (“fattened”)

Antonyms

• mæġer (“skinny”)

Derived terms

• fǣtnes (“fatness”)
• oferfǣtt (“obese”)

Descendants

• Middle English: fat, faat, fet, feet, vat, vet
  • English: fat
    • Sranan Tongo: fatu
  • Scots: fat

See also

• rysel (“fat”) (noun)