fat

fat

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Translingual

Symbol

fat

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Fante.

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: făt, IPA(key): /fæt/
  • Rhymes: -æt
  • Homophone: phat

Etymology 1

From Middle English fat, from Old English fǣtt (“fatted, fat”), from Proto-West Germanic *faitid (“fatted”), originally the past participle of the verb *faitijan (“to make fat”), from *fait (“fat”).

Adjective

fat (comparative fatter, superlative fattest)

  1. Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
    • 1932, New Orleans (La.) Board of Health, Vox Sanitatis
      While Hennessey is pouring the milk, the fat guy with the big pot-belly, will come over and write a lot of junk in his little book.
  2. Thick; large.
  3. Bulbous; rotund.
  4. Bountiful.
  5. Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
  6. (obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
    • 1855 July 21, Ralph Waldo Emerson, letter to Walter Whitman
      making our western wits fat & mean
  7. Fertile; productive.
  8. Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
  9. Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
    • , "Why Christ's Doctrine was Rejected"
      persons grown fat and wealthy by a long and successful imposture
  10. (dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
  11. (golf) Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
  12. (theater) Of a role: significant; major; meaty.
  13. (slang) Being greatly or substantially such; real.
    • 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
      I'd've liked to hang around but the guys were in a fat hurry.
  14. (computing) Carrying additional data or functionality.
  15. Alternative form of phat
Synonyms
  • (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat): chubby, chunky, corpulent, lardy (slang), obese, overweight, plump, porky (slang), rotund, tubby, well-fed; see also Thesaurus:obese
  • (thick): thick
  • (bountiful): bountiful, prosperous
Antonyms
  • Of sense (antonym(s) of “carrying a larger than normal amount of fat”): lean, skinny, slender, slim, thin
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Sranan Tongo: fatu
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English fat, fatt, fatte, from the adjective above, and possibly from Old English fǣt (“fat”, recorded once), from Proto-West Germanic *fait, from Proto-Germanic *faitą, *faitaz (“fat”).

Noun

fat (usually uncountable, plural fats)

  2. (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
    Hyponym: blubber
    2. Such tissue as food: the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts.
  4. (countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.
  5. That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
  6. (slang) An erection.
  7. (golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
  8. The best or richest productions; the best part.
  9. (dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
  10. (informal, derogatory) A fat person.
    • 1996, Roger Stone, "Local Swing Fever", highlighted by National Enquirer in September 1996 and Daily Mail in January 2019
      Prefer military, bodybuilders, jocks. No smokers or fats please.
  11. A beef cattle fattened for sale.
Synonyms
  • (animal tissue): adipose tissue, lard (in animals; derogatory slang when used of human fat), suet (perivisceral type)
  • (substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat): grease, lard
  • (fat person): fatty, fatso see also Thesaurus:fat person
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Sranan Tongo: fatu
Translations
See also
  • fat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • lipic
  • lipid

Verb

fat (third-person singular simple present fats, present participle fatting, simple past and past participle fatted)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
  2. (intransitive, archaic) To become fat; to fatten.
  3. (transitive, golf) To hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.
Derived terms
  • fat up
  • unfattable
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English fat, from Old English fæt (“vat, vessel, jar, cup, casket, division”), from Proto-Germanic *fatą (“vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *pod- (“vessel”). Cognate with Dutch vat (“barrel, vessel”), German Fass (“barrel, drum”), Swedish fat (“barrel, dish, cask”). See vat.

Noun

fat (plural fats)

  1. (obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
  2. (obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
Synonyms
  • vat
Derived terms
  • dryfat
  • keelfat
Translations

See also

  • fat choy (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

  • AFT, ATF, FTA, TAF, TFA, Taf, aft, aft-, taf

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fātum. Jolk claims a derivation from Gothic fadi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fat]

Noun

fat m (plural fate, definite fat, definite plural fatet)

  1. luck
  2. chance
    Synonyms: shans, rast, mundësi
  3. fate
  4. destiny
    Synonym: psorë
  5. spouse

Declension

References

Further reading

  • “fat”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[3], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “fat”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[4]

Buli (Indonesia)

Etymology

From Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fat

  1. four

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfat]
  • Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

From Latin fātum.

Noun

fat m (uncountable)

  1. fate, destiny
Related terms
  • fatal

Etymology 2

From Latin fatuus.

Adjective

fat (feminine fada, masculine plural fats, feminine plural fades)

  1. bland, insipid
    Synonym: insuls
Related terms
  • fatu

Further reading

  • “fat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chuukese

Adjective

fat

  1. clear, transparent

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French fat (“conceited; dandy”), from Latin fatuus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑt/
  • Hyphenation: fat
  • Rhymes: -ɑt

Noun

fat m (plural fatten or fats, diminutive fatje n)

  1. dandy, a man obsessed with his looks
    Synonyms: dandy, pronker, saletjonker

Derived terms

  • fatterig
  • fattig

French

Etymology

From Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fat/
  • IPA(key): /fa/ (dated)

Adjective

fat (feminine fate, masculine plural fats, feminine plural fates)

  1. conceited

Related terms

  • fatuité

Further reading

  • “fat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • taf

Friulian

Etymology 1

From Latin factus.

Verb

fat

  1. past participle of fâ

Adjective

fat

  1. done, made
  2. ripe

Etymology 2

From Latin factum.

Noun

fat m (plural fats)

  1. fact, deed
Related terms
  • fâ
  • fatôr

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fát/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸát]

Ideophone

fat

  1. bright white

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą, from Proto-Indo-European *pod-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

fat n (genitive singular fats, nominative plural föt)

  1. vat
  2. item of clothing

Declension

Kowiai

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fat

  1. four

Ladin

Noun

fat m (plural fac)

  1. fact

Derived terms

  • de fat

Adjective

fat m (feminine singular fata, masculine plural fats, feminine plural fates)

  1. done

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English fæt, from Proto-West Germanic *fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą.

Alternative forms

  • faat, vat, vaat, fet, vet

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fat/, /faːt/, /vat/, /vaːt/

Noun

fat (plural fattes or faten)

  1. vessel
Descendants
  • English: vat, fat
  • Scots: fat, vat, vautt
  • Yola: vaat, vaate
References
  • “fā̆t, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English fǣtt, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid.

Alternative forms

  • faat, fet, feet, vat, vet

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fat/, /faːt/, /fɛt/, /fɛːt/, /vat/, /vɛt/

Adjective

fat

  1. fattened, fatted
Descendants
  • English: fat
  • Yola: vat
References
  • “fā̆t, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fatt, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid. Cognates include West Frisian fet and German fett.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fat]

Adjective

fat (comparative fater, superlative fatst)

  1. (Sylt) fat

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fat.

Noun

fat n (definite singular fatet, indefinite plural fat or fater, definite plural fata or fatene)

  1. plate, dish
  2. barrel, drum, cask

Derived terms

  • tefat

References

  • “fat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑːt/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fat, Proto-Germanic *fatą.

Noun

fat n (definite singular fatet, indefinite plural fat, definite plural fata)

  1. plate, dish
  2. barrel, drum, cask
Derived terms
  • tefat
  • oljefat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fat

  1. imperative of fata

References

  • “fat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fait. Cognates include Old Saxon *fēt and Old Norse feitr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfat/
  • Hyphenation: fat

Noun

fat m

  1. fat

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: Fat

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fatą.

Noun

fat n

  1. vessel, cup

Declension

Romagnol

Verb

fat

  1. past participle of fêr (“to do”)

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fatt, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid. Cognates include West Frisian fet and German fett.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fat/
  • Hyphenation: fat
  • Rhymes: -at

Adjective

fat (masculine fatten, feminine, plural or definite fatte, comparative fatter, superlative fatst)

  1. fat
  2. fattened

Related terms

  • Fat

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “fat”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Slavomolisano

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fatto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fât/

Noun

fat m

  1. story

Declension

References

  • Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą, from Proto-Indo-European *pod-.

Pronunciation

Noun

fat n

  1. saucer; a small dish
  2. plate, platter (for serving food rather than eating from)
  3. barrel (oil or wine), cask, keg (beer)
  4. barrel; a unit of volume, usually referring to the oil barrel of 158.9873 liters

Declension

Derived terms

  • (saucer): tefat
  • (serving dish): serveringsfat, kakfat
  • (barrel; container): fatöl

Collocations

  • ha någons huvud på ett fat (“have someone's head on a platter”)
  • det ligger någon i fatet (“it's in someone's plate”) (about something that is, or is by others perceived as, an obstacle (physical or mental) to someone)

References

  • fat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • fat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • fat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  • fat in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tày

Pronunciation

  • (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˥]
  • (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [faːt̚˦]

Etymology 1

Adjective

fat

  1. sick

Etymology 2

Verb

fat

  1. to ferment
  2. to become

References

  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội

Tboli

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fat

  1. four

Volapük

Etymology

From German Vater or English father.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fat/

Noun

fat (nominative plural fats)

  1. father

Declension

Derived terms

  • fatül
  • lefat
  • lüfat

Wolof

Pronunciation

Verb

fat

  1. to shelter

References

Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 19

Yamdena

Alternative forms

  • fate

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

fat

  1. four

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