Fett

See also: fett

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vette.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛt/
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Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

Fett n (strong, genitive Fettes or Fetts, plural Fette)

fat, grease
lipid

Declension

Declension of Fett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fett	die	Fette
genitive	eines	des	Fettes, Fetts	der	Fette
dative	einem	dem	Fett, Fette¹	den	Fetten
accusative	ein	das	Fett	die	Fette

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Aalfett, Backfett, Bauchfett, Hautfett, Körperfett, Nahrungsfett
Pflanzenfett, Rinderfett, Schmierfett, Schweinefett, Speisefett, Tierfett

Derived terms

fetten, fettig, fetthaltig, fettleibig

Related terms

Further reading

“Fett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Fett” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Fett” in Duden online
Fett on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Fett, Dutch vet, English fat.

Noun

Fett n

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