flott

See also: Flott

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German from Middle Dutch vlot (“afloat, floatable”). Ultimately from the root of fließen (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɔt/

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

flott (strong nominative masculine singular flotter, comparative flotter, superlative am flottesten)

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

Declension

Positive forms of flott 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 Comparative forms of flott 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 Superlative forms of flott number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist am flottesten sie ist am flottesten es ist am flottesten sie sind am flottesten strong declension (without article) nominative flottester flotteste flottestes flotteste genitive flottesten flottester flottesten flottester dative flottestem flottester flottestem flottesten accusative flottesten flotteste flottestes flotteste weak declension (with definite article) nominative der flotteste die flotteste das flotteste die flottesten genitive des flottesten der flottesten des flottesten der flottesten dative dem flottesten der flottesten dem flottesten den flottesten accusative den flottesten die flotteste das flotteste die flottesten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein flottester eine flotteste ein flottestes (keine) flottesten genitive eines flottesten einer flottesten eines flottesten (keiner) flottesten dative einem flottesten einer flottesten einem flottesten (keinen) flottesten accusative einen flottesten eine flotteste ein flottestes (keine) flottesten

Derived terms

• flottmachen
• flottweg
• unflott

Further reading

• “flott”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “flott” in Duden online

Icelandic

Adjective

flott

1. inflection of flottur:
   1. strong feminine singular nominative positive degree
   2. strong neuter nominative positive degree
   3. strong neuter accusative positive degree

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German flott.

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

Declension of flott

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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

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

• “flott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “flott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Old Norse fljótr, related to fljóta (“to float”).

Adjective

flott

1. fleet, quick, fast, swift

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio (Gotland):

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Etymology 1

From German flott.

Adjective

flott (comparative flottare, superlative flottast)

1. fancy, stylish, classy
2. (not comparable) afloat

Declension

Inflection of flott

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	flott	flottare	flottast
neuter singular	flott	flottare	flottast
plural	flotta	flottare	flottast
masculine plural2	flotte	flottare	flottast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	flotte	flottare	flottaste
all	flotta	flottare	flottaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• flotta
• flotte

Adverb

flott (comparative flottare, superlative flottast)

1. fancy, stylishly
   • 1970, Povel Ramel, “Jag diggar dej”:

     du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hot

     you dress stylishly, I like that a lot

2. (not comparable) afloat

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish flot. Related to etymology 1 and Danish fløde (“cream”).

Noun

flott n (uncountable)

1. fat, grease (melted animal fat)

Declension

Declension of flott

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	flott	flotts
	definite	flottet	flottets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• stekflott

Related terms

• flotta ner
• flottig
• flottyr
• flyta

See also

• fett
• ister
• margarin
• smör
• smörja
• späck

References

• “flott”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “flott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “flott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)