smaad

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

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

smaad m (plural smaden)

  1. vilification, slandering
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: smaad

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

smaad

  1. inflection of smaden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

References

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