smitta
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
smitta
- inflection of smitte:
- simple past
- past participle
Old FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *smitjaną, *smitōną, *smittōną (“to stain; tarnish”), secondary forms of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to throw; hurl; splatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear”). Cognate with Old English smittian (“to smear; pollute; defile”), dialectal Norwegian smita (“to smear thinly; creep away”). More at smut, smite.
VerbEdit
smitta
- to stain
Related termsEdit
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
smitta c
- an infectious disease, an epidemic
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of smitta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | smitta | smittan | smittor | smittorna |
| Genitive | smittas | smittans | smittors | smittornas |
Derived termsEdit
VerbEdit
smitta (present smittar, preterite smittade, supine smittat, imperative smitta)
- to infect
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of smitta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | smitta | smittas | ||
| Supine | smittat | smittats | ||
| Imperative | smitta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | smitten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | smittar | smittade | smittas | smittades |
| Ind. plural1 | smitta | smittade | smittas | smittades |
| Subjunctive2 | smitte | smittade | smittes | smittades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | smittande | |||
| Past participle | smittad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||