# fatte
## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vāten, from Old Saxon *fatōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fatōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną. Cognate with Swedish fatta, Norwegian Bokmål fatte, Dutch vatten and German fassen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfadə]

### Verb

fatte (imperative fat, infinitive at fatte, present tense fatter, past tense fattede, perfect tense har fattet)
* to understand or grasp the true meaning or significance of something.
* to understand or grasp the thinking or behaviour of (someone).
* to begin to feel a certain emotion
* to take, to do
* (solemn) to take hold of; to seize. except in the saying at tage fat (literally “to take hold (to embark on something”).
* (rare) to surround with a frame, setting, etc.

#### Synonyms

* forstå
* begribe

#### Derived terms

* opfatte
* fatning

### References

* “fatte” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfat.te/
* Rhymes: -atte
* Hyphenation: fàt‧te

### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

fatte f pl
* feminine plural of fatto

#### Participle

fatte f pl
* feminine plural of fatto

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

fatte f pl
* plural of fatta

### Anagrams

* fetta

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Middle Low German vaten.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɑtːə/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑtːə
* Hyphenation: fat‧te

### Verb

fatte (imperative fatt, present tense fatter, passive fattes, simple past and past participle fatta or fattet, present participle fattende)
* (transitive) to grip or grasp (to take hold of; particularly with the hand)
** 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 96:[han] fatter rosenkransen[he] grasps the rosary
** 1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 220:[skolemesteren] fattede ham i trøjekraven[the schoolmaster] grabbed him by the shirt collar
** 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 216:det skal lykkes mig at beholde, hvad min hånd har fattet tag iI must succeed in keeping what my hand has grasped
** 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Digte, page 96:han fatted om skødethe grasped the lap
    fatt! ― grip! (command used in gymnastics)
    fatte om (noe med begge hender) ― to take hold off (something with both hands)
    Synonyms: gripe, holde an, ta tak
* (intransitive) to catch fire (to become engulfed in flames)
** 1900, Vilhelm Krag, Isaac Seehuusen, page 52:i et nu fattede de tørre kvister i veiretin a now the dry twigs combusted in the air
** 2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 3, page 67:flammen var først usynlig, nesten bare en skjelving i luften like over gresstrået … Men så fattet selve tusten, og derfra krøp flammen utoverthe flame was invisible at first, almost just a tremor in the air just above the blade of grass… But then the very mist took hold, and from there the flame crept out
    Synonyms: antenne, fate, fenge, ta fyr
** (of fire) to spread, burn
    ilden fatter i skogenthe fire is spreading in the forest
    Synonyms: brenne, spre seg
* (literary) to enclose, contain
    Synonyms: omslutte, romme
** 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 212:alt, hvad åndens rige i sig fatterall that the realm of the spirit in itself comprehends
* (literary, transitive) to understand, get, comprehend
** 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 14:jeg vil tro, at jeg ikke har fattet eders meningI would think, that I have not understood your opinion
** 1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 353:Petra fatter først, hvad her er sket, da bruden stille kommer gående indPetra first realizes what has happened here as the bride quietly enters walking
** 1907, Bernt Lie, Mot Overmagt, page 210:vel havde hendes blik opfattet forvandlingen i ham; men hendes uskyldige og rene jomfrusjæl havde ikke fattet dens væsenwell her gaze had perceived the transformation in him; but her innocent and pure virgin soul had not grasped its essence
** 1925, Vilhelm Krag, Baldevin, page 138:kan du fatte eller begribe, hvorfor han er saa forhakkende gal paa Charles?can you understand why he is so mad at Charles?
** 2001, Marita Liabø, Han liker meg, page X:av og til kan de ikke fatte og begripe hva de absolutt skulle ha et barn til for. Var det ikke nok med tre …?sometimes they can not comprehend what they absolutely should have a child for. Was not enough with three…?
    fatte og begripe / fatte eller begripeto understand; comprehend
    Synonyms: begripe, forstå, skjønne
* (literary, transitive) to take, get, have; win
** 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 110:da fatted jeg den store forløsende erkendelsethen I got the great redemptive realization
** 1916, Tryggve Andersen, Samlede fortællinger I, page 37:[almuen] fattede underlige tanker ved at se ham staa paa en venskabelig fod med landkræmmer Hans Orre[the common people] had strange thoughts when they saw him standing on a friendly footing with landowner Hans Orre
** 1990, Jan Wiese, Kvinnen som kledte seg naken for sin elskede, page 17:jeg forsto aldri helt hvorfor hun hadde fattet interesse for en særling som megI never quite understood why she had taken an interest in a weirdo like me
** 1998, Geir Pollen, Hutchinsons eftf., page X:intetanende og umiddelbart fattet [han] godhet for [selskapets] vert og primus motorunsuspecting and immediately grasped [he] kindness to [the company] host and primus engine
    å fatte mistanke om noe / til noento get a suspicion about something / of someone
    fatte et forsett ― to set a high goal
    fatte håp ― to win hope
    fatte mot ― to win against
    Synonyms: ta, få, vinne
* (literary, intransitive) to reclaim oneself as a master; get together and calm down (again)
** 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 418:Paulsen, vær en mand og fat dig!Paulsen, be a man and catch up!
** 1915, Øvre Richter Frich, Kaperens klør, page 148:– Fat Dem, miss Lyall, … og la mig faa høre, hvad De har at berette- Master yourself, Miss Lyall,… and let me know what you have to say
** 1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 213:kammerherren er i færd med at sige noget, men fatter sig i detthe chamberlain is in the process of saying something, but stops himself
    fatte seg i detto catch yourself, stop (and fail to say something you are about to say)
* (literary, transitive) to express oneself (in a certain way)
** 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 45:[jeg] skal mig fatte kort[I] must be brief
** 1957, Edvard Grieg, Artikler og taler, page 76:jeg skal søge at fatte mig muligst klart og bestemtI must seek to express myself as clearly and decisively as possible
** 1930, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XV, page 118:jeg skal fatte mig i korthedI must be brief
    fatte seg i detto express yourself in few words
* (goldsmithery, transitive) to customize and assemble stones in (gold and silver) jewelry
** 2017, SNL‎$^{[snl.no]}$:gullsmedfagene bestod opprinnelig av åtte fag, og dagens gullsmed har et arbeidsområde som omfatter to av disse åtte, gullarbeid og fattinggoldsmithery originally consisted of eight subjects, and today's goldsmith has a work area that includes two of these eight, goldsmithing and assembling

#### Derived terms

* avfatte
* befatte
* feiloppfatte
* forfatte
* innbefatte
* innfatte
* misoppfatte
* omfatte
* oppfatte
* sammenfatte
* tvifatte

### References

* “fatte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “fatte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

### Anagrams

* fatet, fetta, tefat, tefta

## Swedish
### Adjective

fatte
* definite natural masculine singular of fatt

### Anagrams

* fatet

## Tarantino
### Noun

fatte
* event, incident, happening