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glatt

glatt

English

Adjective

glatt (not comparable)

  1. (Yinglish, of an animal, Judaism) Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its lungs; only meat from a glatt animal can be kosher.
  2. (Yinglish, by extension, of food, Judaism) Having no ingredients from animals that are not glatt.

German

Etymology

From Old High German glat, from Proto-Germanic *gladaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡlat]
  • Rhymes: -at

Adjective

glatt (comparative glatter, superlative am glattesten)

  1. without roughness or unevenness: smooth; sleek, slick; clean (of a shave or cut); straight (of hair)
    ein glatter Bruch ― a clean break
  2. slippery (from e.g. ice, but not from grease)
  3. (informal) clear, unequivocal
    ein glatter Sieg ― a clear win, a decisive victory
    glatter Betrug ― sheer fraud, naked fraud
  4. (mathematics, of a function) smooth (having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German glatt

Adjective

glatt (neuter singular glatt, definite singular and plural glatte, comparative glattere, indefinite superlative glattest, definite superlative glatteste)

  1. smooth
  2. slippery

Adverb

glatt

  1. smoothly

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German glatt

Adjective

glatt (neuter singular glatt, definite singular and plural glatte, comparative glattare, indefinite superlative glattast, definite superlative glattaste)

  1. smooth
  2. slippery

Adverb

glatt

  1. smoothly

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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlatː/

Adjective

glatt

  1. smooth; possessing a low amount of friction
  2. (mathematics) smooth
  3. absolute indefinite neuter form of glad.

Adverb

glatt (comparative gladare, superlative gladast)

  1. happily; in a happy and positive manner

Verb

glatt

  1. supine of glädja.