Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

fet

fat, greasy, fatty/feːt/

Meaning

fat; greasy; fatty

In Swedish: tjock, omfångsrik, knubbig

Forms

Forms of fet
Basic formfetwith en-words
Neuterfettwith ett-words
Plural and definitefetaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativefetare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativefetast“-est”, “most …”

Practise fet

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What does fet mean?

fet in a sentence

  • feta löner
    fat salaries
  • en fet direktör
    a fat director
  • en fet cigarr
    a fat cigar
  • fett hår
    greasy hair
  • Fetare gubbe har jag nog aldrig sett tidigare.
    I don't think I've seen such a fat guy before.
  • Du missade en riktigt fet chans.
    You missed quite a good opportunity.

Words built with fet

  • fetlagd corpulent

Questions

What does fet mean in English?

fet means “fat, greasy”.

Similar words

stabbigöverviktöverviktigkorpulentfläskig

Origin

From Old Swedish fēter, from Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.

Nearby common words

fet is number 2,235 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary