glatt
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Yiddish גלאַט (glat, “smooth”). Doublet of glad.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡlæt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æt
Adjective
editglatt (not comparable)
German
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle High German and Old High German glat, from Proto-West Germanic *glad.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editglatt (strong nominative masculine singular glatter, comparative glatter, superlative am glattesten)
- without roughness or unevenness: smooth; sleek, slick; even; clean (of a shave or cut); straight (of hair)
- ein glatter Bruch ― a clean break
- slippery (from e.g. ice, but not from grease)
- (figurative) smooth (without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents)
- alles läuft glatt ― everything is running smoothly
- (informal) clear, unequivocal
- (mathematics, of a function) smooth (being infinitely differentiable)
- (mathematics, of an integer) smooth (having bounded prime factors)
- (weaponry) smoothbore
- (Switzerland) funny
- (obsolete) pretty
- 1920 [1910], Hermann Löns, Der Wehrwolf […] [The Warwolf][1]:
- Der Bauer schüttelte erst den Kopf, als der Prediger so sprach, aber als der ihm verklarte, daß die Bäuerin ihm aufgetragen hatte, dafür zu sorgen, daß Wieschen ihr Versprechen hielt, da meinte er bloß noch: »Die junge glatte Deern ist viel zu schade für mich. Seht her!«
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist glatt | sie ist glatt | es ist glatt | sie sind glatt | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | glatter | glatte | glattes | glatte |
genitive | glatten | glatter | glatten | glatter | |
dative | glattem | glatter | glattem | glatten | |
accusative | glatten | glatte | glattes | glatte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der glatte | die glatte | das glatte | die glatten |
genitive | des glatten | der glatten | des glatten | der glatten | |
dative | dem glatten | der glatten | dem glatten | den glatten | |
accusative | den glatten | die glatte | das glatte | die glatten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein glatter | eine glatte | ein glattes | (keine) glatten |
genitive | eines glatten | einer glatten | eines glatten | (keiner) glatten | |
dative | einem glatten | einer glatten | einem glatten | (keinen) glatten | |
accusative | einen glatten | eine glatte | ein glattes | (keine) glatten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist glatter | sie ist glatter | es ist glatter | sie sind glatter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | glatterer | glattere | glatteres | glattere |
genitive | glatteren | glatterer | glatteren | glatterer | |
dative | glatterem | glatterer | glatterem | glatteren | |
accusative | glatteren | glattere | glatteres | glattere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der glattere | die glattere | das glattere | die glatteren |
genitive | des glatteren | der glatteren | des glatteren | der glatteren | |
dative | dem glatteren | der glatteren | dem glatteren | den glatteren | |
accusative | den glatteren | die glattere | das glattere | die glatteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein glatterer | eine glattere | ein glatteres | (keine) glatteren |
genitive | eines glatteren | einer glatteren | eines glatteren | (keiner) glatteren | |
dative | einem glatteren | einer glatteren | einem glatteren | (keinen) glatteren | |
accusative | einen glatteren | eine glattere | ein glatteres | (keine) glatteren |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “glatt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “glatt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “glatt” in Duden online
- “glatt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Icelandic
editAdjective
editglatt
- inflection of glaður:
Participle
editglatt
- inflection of gladdur:
Verb
editglatt
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editAdjective
editglatt (neuter singular glatt, definite singular and plural glatte, comparative glattere, indefinite superlative glattest, definite superlative glatteste)
Adverb
editglatt
References
edit- “glatt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editglatt (neuter singular glatt, definite singular and plural glatte, comparative glattare, indefinite superlative glattast, definite superlative glattaste)
Adverb
editglatt
References
edit- “glatt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editglatt (comparative glattare, superlative glattast)
- smooth, shiny, and slippery
- glatt is
- slippery ice
- (mathematics) smooth
Declension
editInflection of glatt | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | glatt | glattare | glattast |
Neuter singular | glatt | glattare | glattast |
Plural | glatta | glattare | glattast |
Masculine plural3 | glatte | glattare | glattast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | glatte | glattare | glattaste |
All | glatta | glattare | glattaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms
edit- för glatta livet (“for dear life”)
Etymology 2
editFrom the adjective glad.
Adjective
editglatt
Adverb
editglatt (comparative gladare, superlative gladast)
- happily; in a happy and positive manner
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editglatt
References
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- English terms derived from Yiddish
- English doublets
- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/æt
- Rhymes:English/æt/1 syllable
- English lemmas
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- en:Judaism
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- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:German/at
- Rhymes:German/at/1 syllable
- German lemmas
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- German terms with usage examples
- German informal terms
- de:Mathematics
- de:Weapons
- Switzerland German
- German terms with obsolete senses
- German terms with quotations
- Icelandic lemmas
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from German
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from German
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- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- sv:Mathematics
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