fet
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛt/
Etymology 1
From Middle English fetten, feten, from Old English fetian, fatian (“to bring, fetch”), probably a conflation of Proto-Germanic *fetaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk, stumble, fall”); and Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to hold, seize”), also from Proto-Indo-European *ped-. Cognate with Dutch vatten (“to catch, grab”), German fassen (“to lay hold of, seize, take, hold”). Compare also Icelandic feta (“to find one's way”). More at fetch.
Verb
fet (third-person singular simple present fets, present participle fetting, simple past and past participle fet)
- (obsolete) to fetch
Noun
fet (plural fets)
- (obsolete) a piece
- Michael Drayton
- The bottom clear,
Now laid with many a fet
Of seed pearl.
- The bottom clear,
- Michael Drayton
Noun
fet (plural not attested)
- (BDSM, slang) Clipping of fetish.
- 1997, "NuBabyByte", Iron Shackles, Bare Feet (on newsgroup alt.torture)
- oh, btw...when you consider the fet-clothing available out there, realize how many have a collar attached.
- 2003, "Morgane", Relatives turning up in the scene (on newsgroup soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm)
- It was 'Lingerie Night' at a local fet club a few years ago.
- 1997, "NuBabyByte", Iron Shackles, Bare Feet (on newsgroup alt.torture)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for fet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- fitalj, fitaljiu
- fitari/fitare
- fitat
- fitãtoari
Alternative forms
Catalan
Chuukese
Contraction
fet
- what is someone doing?
- Ka fet? ― What are you doing?
Icelandic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fetą, from Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, from *ped-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛːt/
- Rhymes: -ɛːt
Noun
fet n (genitive singular fets, nominative plural fet)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Adjective
fet (neuter singular fett, definite singular and plural fete, comparative fetere, indefinite superlative fetest, definite superlative feteste)
Related terms
- fett (noun)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feːt/
Old French
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wintos (“wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʲed/
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- fetán
- fetánach
- fetánacht
- fetchúisech
- fetgaire
- fetgal
- fetugud
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fēter, from Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feːt/
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Adjective
fet (comparative fetare, superlative fetast)
- fat, obese (about people or animals)
- Fetare gubbe har jag nog aldrig sett tidigare. ― I don't think I've seen such a fat guy before.
- containing much fat (about food)
- being especially fertile, profitable or lucrative; (slang) good, extraordinary, phat (a general intensifier, usually positive)
- Du missade en riktigt fet chans. ― You missed quite a good opportunity.
- Shit, vilken fet bil du har köpt! ― Damn, what a nice/cool/phat car you've bought!
Derived terms
- fett (adverb)
- smällfet
Inflection
Inflection of fet | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | fet | fetare | fetast |
Neuter singular | fett | fetare | fetast |
Plural | feta | fetare | fetast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | fete | fetare | fetaste |
All | feta | fetare | fetaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse fet, from Proto-Germanic *fetą.