# flott
## German
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /flɔt/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

flott (strong nominative masculine singular flotter, comparative flotter, superlative am flottesten)
* (nautical, predicative) afloat, able to navigate
* quick, swift
* lively, zippy
* fashionable

#### Derived terms

* flottmachen
* flottweg
* unflott

### Further reading

* “flott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “flott” in Duden online

## Icelandic
### Adjective

flott
* inflection of flottur:
** strong feminine singular nominative positive degree
** strong neuter nominative positive degree
** strong neuter accusative positive degree

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

From German flott.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /flot/
** Rhymes: -ot
** Homophone: Flott

### Adjective

flott (masculine flotten, neuter flott, comparative méi flott, superlative am flottsten)
* nice
* pretty
* pleasant, enjoyable
* quick, swift

#### Declension
### Adverb

flott
* nicely
* pleasantly, enjoyably
* 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)
* generous, liberal, open-handed, extravagant, lavish
* grand, superb, elegant, stylish, dashing, jaunty
* 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)
* generous, liberal, open-handed, extravagant, lavish
* grand, superb, elegant, stylish, dashing, jaunty
* splendid, excellent, great

### References

* “flott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Plautdietsch
### Etymology

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

### Adjective

flott
* fleet, quick, fast, swift

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Gotland):(file)

### Etymology 1

From German flott.

#### Adjective

flott (comparative flottare, superlative flottast)
* fancy, stylish, classy
* (not comparable) afloat

##### Related terms

* flotta
* flotte

#### Adverb

flott (comparative flottare, superlative flottast)
* fancy, stylishly
** 1970, Povel Ramel, Jag diggar dej:du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hotyou dress stylishly, I like that a lot
* (not comparable) afloat

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

flott n (uncountable)
* fat, grease (melted animal fat)

##### Declension

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