English

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Noun

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smel (countable and uncountable, plural smels)

  1. Obsolete spelling of smell.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Adjective

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smel

  1. Alternative form of smal

Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *smal.[1] Cognates include Old English smæl and Old Saxon smal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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smel

  1. small

Descendants

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  • Saterland Frisian: smäl
  • West Frisian: smel

References

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  1. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sъmělъ. Synchronically, from the verb sméti.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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smẹ̑ł (comparative smẹ́lejši, superlative nȁjsmẹ́lejši)

  1. bold

Inflection

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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.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. smél sméla smélo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative smél ind
sméli def
sméla smélo
genitive smélega sméle smélega
dative smélemu sméli smélemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
smélo smélo
locative smélem sméli smélem
instrumental smélim smélo smélim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sméla sméli sméli
genitive smélih smélih smélih
dative smélima smélima smélima
accusative sméla sméli sméli
locative smélih smélih smélih
instrumental smélima smélima smélima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sméli sméle sméla
genitive smélih smélih smélih
dative smélim smélim smélim
accusative sméle sméle sméla
locative smélih smélih smélih
instrumental smélimi smélimi smélimi

Further reading

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  • smel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English smell.

Noun

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smel

  1. scent
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:12:
      Long kantri Havila i gat gutpela gol, na i gat wanpela kain diwai, blut bilong en i gat gutpela smel. Na i gat wanpela kain ston i dai tumas, em ol i save kolim kanilian.
      →New International Version translation

West Frisian

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Adjective

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smel

  1. narrow

Inflection

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Inflection of smel
uninflected smel
inflected smelle
comparative smelder
smeller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial smel smelder
smeller
it smelst
it smelste
indefinite c. sing. smelle smeldere
smellere
smelste
n. sing. smel smelder
smeller
smelste
plural smelle smeldere
smellere
smelste
definite smelle smeldere
smellere
smelste
partitive smels smelders
smellers

Further reading

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  • smel (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011