smällfet
Swedish
Etymology
smäll (“boom”) + fet (“fat”). Attested since the 1740s. Likely originated in describing animals, as in "so fat that its flesh makes a loud noise when struck".
Adjective
smällfet (not comparable)
- (colloquial) obese
Declension
| Inflection of smällfet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | smällfet | — | — |
| Neuter singular | smällfett | — | — |
| Plural | smällfeta | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | smällfete | — | — |
| All | smällfeta | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
References
- smällfet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smällfet in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- smällfet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)