fetten
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See also: Fetten
German
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
[edit]fetten
- inflection of fett:
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle High German vetten, fetten (“to make fat”), partially from Old High German fatōn (“to nourish, feed, make fat”), from Proto-West Germanic *fadōn (“to nourish, feed, graze”), partially equivalent to Fett + -en. Cognate with German Low German fetten (“to smear”), Old English fadian (“to lead, guide, arrange”).
Verb
[edit]fetten (weak, third-person singular present fettet, past tense fettete, past participle gefettet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to grease, smear with fat
- (intransitive) to be greasy (e.g., of hair):
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | fetten | ||||
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present participle | fettend | ||||
past participle | gefettet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich fette | wir fetten | i | ich fette | wir fetten |
du fettest | ihr fettet | du fettest | ihr fettet | ||
er fettet | sie fetten | er fette | sie fetten | ||
preterite | ich fettete | wir fetteten | ii | ich fettete1 | wir fetteten1 |
du fettetest | ihr fettetet | du fettetest1 | ihr fettetet1 | ||
er fettete | sie fetteten | er fettete1 | sie fetteten1 | ||
imperative | fett (du) fette (du) |
fettet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
References
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- German 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:German/ɛtn̩
- Rhymes:German/ɛtn̩/2 syllables
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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