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

• “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

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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 (SO)
• flott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• flott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)