Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch smette, smitte, from Old Dutch *smitta, from Proto-West Germanic *smittā. Cognate with English smit.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /smɛt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: smet
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun edit

smet m or f (plural smetten, diminutive smetje n)

  1. a stain, a blemish
    Synonym: vlek
  2. (figuratively) an imperfection, a stain on something otherwise clean and pure
  3. (obsolete) infection
    Synonym: infectie

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: smet

Middle Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

smet m

  1. Alternative form of smit

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *sъmetь.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

smẹ̑t f

  1. sweepings

Inflection edit

 
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing. smét
gen. sing. smetí
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
smét smetí smetí
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
smetí smetí smetí
dative
(dajȃlnik)
sméti smetéma smetém
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
smét smetí smetí
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
sméti smetéh smetéh
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
smetjó smetéma smetmí

Further reading edit

  • smet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Origin uncertain. Probably from Middle Low German smette, smitte (mush or paste used by the linen weavers to strengthen the hoist", also "stain, mark, blemish). Compare Saterland Frisian Smitte (a kind of paste or glue used to strengthen the lift and shear in weaving). If so, cognate also with English smit.

Noun edit

smet c or n

  1. (common, countable, uncountable) a batter; a thin, mostly liquid mixture of flour, some liquid (such as water or milk), and possibly other ingredients, which is either fried or baked.
  2. (neuter, uncountable) goo; a sticky substance
Declension edit
Declension of smet 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative smet smeten smeter smeterna
Genitive smets smetens smeters smeternas
Declension of smet 2
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative smet smetet
Genitive smets smetets
Related terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

smet

  1. past indicative of smita

References edit

Anagrams edit