smak

See also: šmak

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin. See also German schmatzen, English smack, and smash.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

smak c (plural smakken, diminutive smakje n)

1. crash, blow, smack

Synonyms

• klap
• knal

Verb

smak

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

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• smac, smach, smech, ssmak
• (late) smacche, smake, smatche
• (Ormulum) smacc

Etymology

Inherited from Old English smæc, smæċċ, from Proto-West Germanic *smakk, *smakku, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz. Some forms are influenced by smacchen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smak/, /smatʃ/

Noun

smak

1. The taste (of things).
2. The sense of taste.
3. A smell or odour.
4. (rare) The feeling of joy.
5. (rare) A disgrace or blemish.

Descendants

• English: smack
• Scots: smack
  • ⇒? Scots: smick

References

• “smak(ke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

Noun

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smaker, definite plural smakene)

1. taste (both in food and fashion)

Derived terms

• ettersmak
• forsmak
• smakfull
• smakløs
• smaksette
• smakssak
• smaksstoff
• smakstilsetning

 

Related terms

• smake

Etymology 2

Verb

smak

1. imperative of smake

References

• “smak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɑːk/

Noun

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smakar, definite plural smakane)

1. taste (both in food and fashion)

   Eg likar smaken av mango.

   I like the taste of mango.

   Han har god smak i musikk.

   He has good taste in music.

Derived terms

• ettersmak
• forsmak, føresmak
• smakfull
• smakssak
• smaksstoff
• smakstilsetning

 

Verb

smak

1. imperative of smaka

References

• “smak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smak/

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: smak

Noun

smak m inan (diminutive smaczek)

1. the sense of taste
2. a particular taste; a flavour

Declension

Declension of smak

	singular	plural
nominative	smak	smaki
genitive	smaku	smaków
dative	smakowi	smakom
accusative	smak	smaki
instrumental	smakiem	smakami
locative	smaku	smakach
vocative	smaku	smaki

Derived terms

adjectives

• smaczny
• smakowity
• smakowy

 

nouns

• niesmak
• posmak
• smaczliwka
• smakołyk
• smakosz

 

verbs

• smakować
• zniesmaczać
• zniesmaczyć

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: смак (smak)
• → Russian: смак (smak)
• → Ukrainian: смак (smak)

Further reading

• smak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• smak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

smȁk m (Cyrillic spelling сма̏к)

1. end, termination

   smak sv(ij)eta - end of the world

Declension

Declension of smak

	singular	plural
nominative	smak	smakovi
genitive	smaka	smakova
dative	smaku	smakovima
accusative	smak	smakove
vocative	smače	smakovi
locative	smaku	smakovima
instrumental	smakom	smakovima

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish smaker, from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation

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Noun

smak c

1. taste (how something tastes)

   en krämig sås med smak av citron

   a creamy sauce with a taste of lemon

2. (in the definite) the sense of taste, gustation

   Synonym: smaksinne

3. taste (preferences, etc.)

   Den var inte i hans smak

   It wasn't to his taste

   tycke och smak

   opinions and taste (something subjective – idiomatic)

Declension

Declension of smak
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	smak	smaken	smaker	smakerna
Genitive	smaks	smakens	smakers	smakernas

Derived terms

• avsmak
• eftersmak
• finsmakare
• mersmak
• smaken är som baken (“there's no accounting for taste”)
• smakfull (“tasteful”)
• smaklig
• smaklös (“tasteless”)
• smakprov
• smaksinne (“sense of taste, gustation”)

Related terms

• smaka

References

• smak in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smak in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• smak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• smak in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• kams, mask, mask., skam