smitte
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): [ˈsmed̥ə], [ˈsmid̥ə]
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish smittæ (“stain”), borrowed from Middle Low German smitte (“stain”), derived from the verb smitte, from Old Saxon smītan (“to smite”, originally "to smear, coat").
Noun edit
smitte
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German smitten (“to stain”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną.
Verb edit
smitte (imperative smit, infinitive at smitte, present tense smitter, past tense smittede, perfect tense har smittet)
- to infect
Conjugation edit
References edit
- “smitte,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “smitte,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.
Noun edit
smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German smitten.
Verb edit
smitte (imperative smitt, present tense smitter, passive smittes, simple past and past participle smitta or smittet, present participle smittende)
- to infect
References edit
- “smitte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.
Noun edit
smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “smitte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *smittā, *smittjā, from Proto-West Germanic *smittōn, *smittjōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną, *smitjōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smidnó-, *smidi-, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smitte f