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smaad

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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  • Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch smade, from Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną (“to despise, belittle”), from Proto-Indo-European *smēyg- (“small, thin, delicate”). See also Old Norse smá (“to scorn”), Proto-Germanic *smikraz (“fine, fair”).[1]

Noun edit

smaad m (plural smaden)

  1. vilification, slandering
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

smaad

  1. inflection of smaden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 2807, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2807
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