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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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
  • “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

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

Plautdietsch

Etymology

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

Adjective

flott

  1. fleet, quick, fast, swift

Swedish

Pronunciation

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.

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
See also

References

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