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". Compare origin of smäckfet.
Declension
| Inflection of smällfet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | smällfet | — | — |
| Neuter singular | smällfett | — | — |
| Plural | smällfeta | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | smällfete | — | — |
| 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. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
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