glatt
Translation
smooth, slippery, straight, flat
Examples
Vorsicht, der Boden ist glatt.
Be careful, the floor is slippery.
Sie hat glattes Haar.
She has straight hair.
Das Meer war heute ganz glatt.
The sea was very calm today.
Grammar Patterns
(predicative) to be ... The floor is glatt.
(attributive) a ... thing a glatt floor
Similar Words
Synonyms: eben, rutschig; Antonyms: rau (rough), uneben (uneven)
Etymology
From Old High German 'glat', related to English 'glad' (which originally meant bright, shining, smooth).
Memory Tips
Sounds like 'glass'. Glass is very smooth and can be slippery, which are the main meanings of 'glatt'.