smet
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch smette, smitte, from Old Dutch *smitta, from Proto-West Germanic *smittā. Cognate with English smit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smet m or f (plural smetten, diminutive smetje n)
- a stain, a blemish
- Synonym: vlek
- (figuratively) an imperfection, a stain on something otherwise clean and pure
- (obsolete) infection
- Synonym: infectie
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: smet
Middle Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smet m
- Alternative form of smit
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *sъmetь.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smẹ̑t f
Inflection edit
Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent | |||
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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
- (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.
- (neuter, uncountable) goo; a sticky substance
Declension edit
Declension of smet | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | smet | smeten | smeter | smeterna |
Genitive | smets | smetens | smeters | smeternas |
Declension of smet 2 | ||||
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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
- past indicative of smita